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Swati Goel Sharma

@swati_gs

Mar 23

Akram and Saud slaughtered a cow and threw its head on road at night. Local Hindus were obviously incensed

But unlike Nagpur, no mob violence, no attack on homes and vehicles, no arson. Instead, Hindus enforced social boycott of accused families

What I found in ground visit🧵

In January, at Mathania market chowk in Jodhpur, carcass of a calf was found early morning. Hindus in the area gathered and staged a protest

FIR 4/25 was filed at Mathania police station same day. CCTV footage revealed the killers as 20-year-old Saud (son of Yunus) and 28-year-old Akram (son of Abdul Lateef), both locals of nearby Tinwari area

They were arrested under Rajasthan’s anti-cow slaughter law. Police released a press note the next day

When I visited the spot, I found that both Saud and Akram live in Hindu-majority localities, though in adjoining colonies. And that after appeal by local Hindus, both families were boycotted by both communities.

The boycott continues

First I visited Saud’s family, which is the only Muslim household in an all-Hindu Meghwal caste colony

Saud’s father Yunus is also in jail. The house now has Saud’s mother Khatoon, wife (just 3 months into the marriage), and three sisters

They confirmed that no neighbours are talking to them or selling to them.

Hindu locals told me: “How can we stay friends with someone who slaughtered our Gaumata?”

(See picture of Saud’s house (left) and the rest of the colony):

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Swati Goel Sharma

@swati_gs

Mar 21

The woman I am standing with is one of the bravest I know.

Chanchal Chaudhary relentlessly pursued the case of her missing friend Priya - until it was revealed that Priya’s boyfriend Mohd Shamshad had killed her and buried her body inside his house.

This case became instrumental in Yogi govt bringing anti-conversion law criminalising marriage by hiding identity in Nov 2020. CM Yogi Adityanath cited this case in multiple interviews regarding the law.

Priya lived as a tenant in Chanchal’s house. She had separated from her husband and was living with her 13-year-old daughter Kashish.

Priya began an affair with a man she met on Facebook - who introduced himself as ‘Amit Gujjar.’ He later turned out to be Mohd Shamshad, a married man. Chanchal didn’t approve of the relationship but Priya was adamant on marrying Shamshad.

When Priya and Kashish went missing during the first lockdown in March 2020, only Chanchal looked for them. She filed multiple police complaints, followed up relentlessly, and didn’t let the case die.

In July, the truth came out- both mother and daughter were murdered and buried inside Shamshad’s bedroom.

Chanchal is complainant in the case. That means endless trips to court, paying lawyers, and facing security threats. But she has braved it all.

When I met Chanchal, I told her - you are like my younger sister. If you ever need help, don’t hesitate.

Last week, she reached out. In tears. Her father is hospitalised with a heart condition. Chanchal, being the only child, spent all her meagre savings in just three days of treatment. She shared how the pending court case has affected her chances of getting a job all along.

We at @sewanyaya are now bearing the cost of her father’s treatment.

God gave us an opportunity to stand by this brave girl and we won’t let her walk alone.

https://twitter.com/sewanyaya/status/1785948246420177066

To support:

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I thank everyone who has extended support for brave Chanchal 🙏

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Swati Goel Sharma

@swati_gs

Mar 13

Thrilled to share this news from IIT Delhi ✊

From Sambhal, a team of primary class kids from govt schools competed against 35 college BTech teams in Robotics at the prestigious IIT Delhi yesterday and won the top 4 position!

Made entirely possible through training by @sewanyaya

Read on!

At a robotics competition organised as part of IIT Delhi’s annual techfest TRYST-2025, this team of kids from Sambhal were youngest participants in the contest

While they are from Class 5 and 7, they competed against teams from engineering colleges. Secured an incredible 4th place finish. They had to perform blindfolded.

A remarkable win for govt school students from one of UP’s most backward districts

A bright girl, Radha, who is divyang, was part of this team

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Swati Goel Sharma

@swati_gs

Mar 8

I am in Jodhpur and what I see truly breaks my heart

These families - Hindus from Pakistan - arrived in Bharat two weeks ago. They have no money, no food, no work, and now they are being evicted from this patch of land, saying it’s disputed, with no alternative given

As you can see, even this land is sandy, unlivable with no water source. Refugees are literally sleeping on sand

Read on

A police vehicle is stationed to prevent them from bringing wooden logs to set up temporary shelters. Police say the land is disputed between Jodhpur development authority and a resident named Atiq Ahmed

See the footage

But then where do they go?

Ghomaji Ram, who has got Indian citizenship and introduced me to these new refugees, asks, ‘Are we pigeons who will eat on the ground and hop to trees in the night?’

He is right

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Swati Goel Sharma

@swati_gs

Mar 5

This ordinary yellow house, located in a migrant labour colony, has been a conversion factory for 10 years

Luring Hindus through exorcism, promising ‘treatment’ through miracles. Even kids in the area know it as a house where “bhoot-pret” are removed

A ground report 🧵

It’s Shankar Nagar, Partapur area, Meerut.

A family - Vineet, Johny, Payal, Sangita, and Gita - turned their house into a ‘masihi prarthana ghar’. For 10 years, Hindus were lured with promises of ‘miracle healing,’ told that Masih’s divine power could even raise the dead

Locals were told illnesses were caused by ‘dusht aatma’ (evil spirits) and could only be cured through Masih who is parmeshwar. Regular attendees were required to bring at least 2-3 new families. Marriage alliances with converted families were facilitated

Maya Gautam, who lives just two houses away, has converted. She was told her son’s illness was due to ‘dusht aatma’. She has removed all Hindu symbols from her house. Now, only Yeshu is on the walls

Although she remains SC Hindu on paper and her family avails reserved benefits.

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Swati Goel Sharma

@swati_gs

Mar 4

A long but very important day

After we sought Human Rights Commission intervention, NHRC member Priyank Kanoongo today addressed Dalit families in Meerut about a critical issue - converting out of Hindu, Buddhist or Sikh fold means losing SC benefits. I was there

A thread 🧵:

Why this colony? Because a major illegal conversion racket was busted in this Shankar Nagar colony in Partapur area

A house was converted into an unauthorised religious centre where Hindus families were lured into conversion through miracle healings and exorcism. They were told illnesses were due to “evil spirits” and only praying to Masih could cure them

Vineet pastor, Johny pastor, Geeta, Payal and Sangita were booked, but some are out on bail

Watch this video of police raid:

This video shows @KanoongoPriyank telling Dalit families the facts:

➡️ The Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order, 1950 is clear - Dalits only from Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist fold get SC status and associated benefits
➡️ This provision was enshrined by Dr. BR Ambedkar to prevent socio-economic exploitation of Dalits

None of the families knew this - conversion agents hide it