{"id":58680,"date":"2024-02-11T01:03:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T01:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/india-razes-seminary-in-uttarakhand-sparking-deadly-clashes\/"},"modified":"2024-02-11T01:03:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T01:03:10","slug":"india-razes-seminary-in-uttarakhand-sparking-deadly-clashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/india-razes-seminary-in-uttarakhand-sparking-deadly-clashes\/","title":{"rendered":"India razes seminary in Uttarakhand, sparking deadly clashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>DEHRADUN: Five people were killed in India and dozens more injured after religious clashes sparked by the destruction of a madressah, the latest in a spate of demolitions targeting Islamic structures, on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Hindu nationalist groups have been emboldened in their campaign against Muslim religious structures since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities in the northern state of Uttarakhand bulldozed the Islamic school and an adjoining prayer site on Thursday, claiming they had been built without permission.<\/p>\n<p>Police said Muslim protesters threw stones at them in the protests that followed, prompting them to fire tear gas in response.<\/p>\n<p>Five people had been killed in the clashes in Haldwani district, local official Vandana Singh said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote-level-1\">\n<p>Five dead, dozens injured; curfew imposed, internet suspended in Uttarakhand areas<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ms Singh earlier told reporters that dozens of others were being treated at \u201cvarious hospitals\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOrders have been given to shoot the rioters on sight,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Footage of the clashes posted on social media showed Hindu residents of the district chanting anti-Muslim slogans and throwing stones at the crowd.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1812564\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Authorities in Haldwani suspended internet services, closed schools, imposed a curfew and banned large gatherings after the violence broke out.<\/p>\n<p>Security forces were also rushed into the area from other parts of the state to contain the unrest, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the government would punish anyone found to have participated in the unrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone who attempts to disturb the peace will not be spared,\u201d he said in a Friday social media post.<\/p>\n<p>Calls for India to enshrine Hindu supremacy in law have rapidly grown louder since Mr Modi took office in 2014, making the country\u2019s roughly 210-million-strong Muslim minority increasingly anxious about their future.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s violence comes at an especially sensitive time, with nationalist activists stepping up a long campaign to replace several prominent mosques with Hindu temples.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Modi inaugurated a grand new temple last month in the nor\u00adthern city of Ayodhya, built on the site of a centuries-old mosque that was destroyed by Hindu zealots.<\/p>\n<p>That demolition in 1992 sparked sectarian riots that killed 2,000 people nationwide, most of them Muslims.<\/p>\n<p>The clashes also come days after Uttarakhand\u2019s legislature passed a polarising common civil code to replace existing religious laws governing marriage, divorce and inheritance.<\/p>\n<p>Muslim groups across India have objected to the new law, saying it is a violation of their religious freedom.<\/p>\n<p><em>Published in Dawn, February 10th, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEHRADUN: Five people were killed in India and dozens more injured after religious clashes sparked by the destruction of a madressah, the latest in a spate of demolitions targeting Islamic structures, on Friday. 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