Mumbai man brings goats home ahead of Bakrid, society residents chant Hanuman Chalisa
Mumbai,June 28 : A Muslim man brought two goats to his home ahead of Bakrid triggering huge protests and chants of Hanuman Chalisa by other residents of a housing society in Mumbai’s Mira Road.
In CCTV footage, Mohsin Sheikh is seen getting out of a lift. He is accompanied by a woman and a child. Sheikh is seen moving the goats into his home.
Ruckus over family bringing Qurbani Bakra inside a flat at Vinay Nagar Society at J.P. North in Mira Road. Objecting society members & Hindutva activists protest for removal of Goats brought for Bakrid. pic.twitter.com/kmWmN4DDC8 — MUMBAI NEWS (@Mumbaikhabar9) June 28, 2023
Sheikh said around 200-250 Muslim families live in the residential society. He contended that the builder of the residential society provided them a designated space for keeping the goats every year.
This year, though, the builder refused, asking the families to speak to the residential society instead, Sheikh claimed.
He further alleged that the society denied them permission which led him to bring the goats home. Sheikh insisted that he had no plans to sacrificed animals inside the society premises.
The police intervened to settle the dispute and assured members of the society that animal sacrifice wouldn’t be allowed inside the premises per rules. The cops also promised action against Sheikh if he violated the rules.
Sheikh later moved the goats out of the residential society.
-The India Today
