Maharashtra Man Allegedly Rejected Groceries From Muslim Delivery Person Amid Covid-19 Lockdown
A man in Maharashtras Thane district has been arrested by police for allegedly refusing delivery from a Muslim person. Gajanan Chaturvedi was charged under IPC section 295A which relates to outraging religious feelings on Tuesday night.
Amid the lockdown, when delivery persons are helping residents with essential items and food, many are still unable to look beyond religious prejudices and bias.
A man in Maharashtra's Thane district has been arrested by police for allegedly refusing delivery from a Muslim person.
Gajanan Chaturvedi was charged under IPC section 295(A) which relates to outraging religious feelings, on Tuesday night, a police official said, according to a report by PTI.
This video is said to be from Maharashtra's Mira Road.
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This person had refused to take delivery of ordered groceries because the delivery boy was a Muslim.
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According to a report by The Times of India, the incident occurred on Tuesday when a 32-year-old delivery person, a resident of Naya Nagar, was delivering groceries ordered online.
¡°I have been risking my life and delivering essential goods to homes,¡± the delivery boy said. ¡°And to think that in these tough times too, people want to focus on religion is shocking and saddening."
He had recorded the video of the incident on his phone. He said that the accused allegedly told him that he did not want to order from the person of a minority community.
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Per the complaint filed by the delivery man, he visited Chaturvedi's house on Tuesday morning to deliver certain goods, said senior inspector Sanjay Hazare.
Chaturvedi asked him his name, and when the man told his name, the former allegedly said he would not accept anything from Muslims.
