Mangalore: Tension Prevails as Miscreants Attempt to Set Dargah on Fire at Bunder
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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (MM)
Mangalore, Jul 30: Tension prevailed in the Bunder area here after miscreants attempted to set a Dargah located inside Juma Masjid in Bunder on fire Wednesday July 30.
The incident occurred at about 2.15 pm and the miscreants brought petrol inside the Dargah and set it on fire. Eyewitnesses said that a total of two persons came inside the Dargah, ignited fire inside and fled immediately.
The devotees who were present inside the Masjid brought the fire under control immediately pouring water into Dargah. However, a cloth piece (chadar) placed on the tomb partially burned in the incident.
Sources informed that the Dargah has the history of more than 250 years and people visit here and offer their prayers irrespective of the religion.
Bunder police rushed the spot immediately and inspected the spot. Muslim devotees gathered at the spot in large numbers as news about the incident spread across within minutes. Police security has been arranged around the Masjid after this incident.
Commenting on the incident, Muslim Central Committee vice-president Ahmed Jamal said to daijiworld.com that the miscreants desperately did this act to flare up tension in the area. The police have assured of arresting the accused immediately. Therefore, all should maintain peace, he requested.
Former mayor Ashraf said that the Dargah is a holy place to all the religions and powerful too. The miscreants definitely will pay the penalty for their cowardly and shameful act, he opined.