Bhiwani: Two houses of a Muslim family were allegedly set on fire in Haryana's Bhiwani area on Sunday, July 6. Several posts surfaced on social media alleged that houses were set on ablaze charges of 'love jihad. The entire belongings of the family were allegedly thrown out of the houses and set on fire. The incident reportedly took place in Dhani Mahu village in Bhiwani.
A video of the vandalised homes also surfaced online. However, FPJ could not verify the authenticity of the video. According to reports, chaos erupted in the village after a Muslim man allegedly eloped with a Hindu girl.
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After the couple eloped, a panchayat was also reportedly convened. In the video, the belongings of the Muslim families could be seen outside their homes. The video also shows a blaze outside the houses.
According to a report published in ETV Bharat, after the police received an information, a a large number of cops were deployed in the area to avoid any untoward incident. The blaze was doused off with the help of fire tenders.
As per the report, at the time of the incident, no one was present inside the houses. Eye witnesses told the media house that masked men vandalised the homes and set them on fire.
However, the police have not yet confirmed the cause of the incident. It is still not clear whether the Muslim families filed a complaint with the police. Authorities have not issued any official statement over the incident.
Meanwhile, last year in August, a shocking incident was reported from Nagla Shekhu village in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district, where a strangled his 16-year-old sister to death in public after he found out that she was planning to elope with her boyfriend, who belongs to a different faith. The chilling video of the shocking incident also surfaced online.
