Man Thrashed By Hindu Outfit Goons For 'Love Jihad' In Meerut Had Served Food To Kanwariyas

He was accused of ¡®love jihad¡¯, dragged out of his house and thrashed by VHP activists even as policemen looked on. The nursing student and his female friend from college, who was assaulted by cops for ¡°choosing a Muslim partner¡±, were taken to police station and kept in detention for several hours. However, the 21-year-old¡¯s pictures from earlier this year ¡ª in which he is seen serving food to kanwar yatris and treating them at a camp ¡ª tell a completely different story which most people are not aware of.

Not only did he serve kanwariyas, the nursing student also made monetary contribution to set up the kanwar camp. Officials at his college said that in the past, he has also taken part in Janmashtami processions and has been always enthusiastic about holding religious demonstrations.

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Dr Dinesh Rana, UP state nodal officer (nursing), said, ¡°He is one of the most well-behaved students in the batch of 50 at the college. This Shivratri, he was a part of the kanwar camp where food as well as medicines was provided to devotees. Why would anybody who is against other religions do such a thing?¡±

TOI has accessed a few pictures of the man. In these pictures, he can be seen serving food to kanwariyas and attending to them at the medical camp. ¡°Whenever the college took out Janmashtmi processions, he used to contribute monetarily, as he did for the kanwar camp. He had even visited the leprosy home in Meerut to give food and medicines to patients. What happened with him is just not acceptable to us and the entire college feels sad for him,¡± said Rana.

¡°I was beaten up by VHP men for practising ¡®love jihad¡¯. It hurts me even now to think that they have so much hatred for me only because of my name and religion,¡± the nursing student told TOI.