Hindu Monastery in Gujarat attacked by Fanatic Muslim with STSJ message during Ramadan.

Muslim Man with white skull cap allegedly tries to set ablaze Shankaracharya Mutt in Gujarat; Suspected at large.

Seer suspects that the act was connected to an ongoing dispute between the Mutt and a minority community that had built a dargah on the adjoining land, which the Swami claims belongs to the Mutt. At around 5:30 AM, an individual threw what looked like some inflammable liquid all over the premises of the Shankaracharya mutt in an attempt to set it ablaze during Ramadan. Before fleeing the scene, the culprit left a handwritten message of Sar Tan Se Juda (STSJ).

Tejal Shah | HENB | Vadodara | March 22. 2024:: Out of a dispute embroiled over the encroachment of Hindu lands by a section of Muslim people, a member of the fanatic community tried to set fire  the Mutt properties owned by Dwaraka Sarada Peeth monasteries

.Dwaraka Sarada Peeth in the West of India is one of the most revered monasteries of Hindus among four such monasteries established by Adi Shankarachary along with other three at Govardhan Puri in the Esat, Jyotirmutt Badarikashram in the North and Shringeri in the South.

Muslims are getting more violent in this Ramadan, when thirr scripture says, ‘Ramadan is a prohibitory month for violence’. Earlier, they brutally attacked to kill a Hindu Restaurant owner in Bangladesh and killed two minors slitting their throats in India’s Budaun.

According to Indian Express, “A portion of the Shankaracharya Mutt, run by the Dwarka Shardapeeth in Gujarat’s Bharuch, was partially damaged after an unidentified man clad in black hoodie jacket and sporting a facemask and white cap tried to set ablaze the building early on Friday while the seer was performing the rituals, the police said.

“Gujarat Police that have set up seven special teams to probe the incident are yet to arrest the accused. “The footage shows that the man ran out of the inflammable liquid that he was throwing around and so the fire was restricted to one part of the Mutt but the intention was clear. We are taking this matter seriously. There has been a dispute going on between the Mutt and a nearby dargah over the land where the dargah stands,” Bharuch Superintendent of Police Mayur Chavda told The Indian Express”.

The Bharuch district police rushed to the spot, including Chavda, and cordoned off the part of the temple premises which the accused had set on fire.

According to the seer, Muktanand Swami, the man entered the Mutt premises around 5.30 am, poured some kind of inflammable liquid all over the premises and set fire to a part of the Mutt. “Before fleeing he also threw some bits of paper that had some threat messages in the air. On checking the CCTV footage, we saw that he had entered from the back door,” Muktanand Swami said.

He expressed suspicion that the act was in furtherance to an ongoing dispute between the Mutt and a minority community that had built a dargah on the adjoining land, which the Swami claims belongs to the Mutt.

“There has been a dispute over the Dargah outside the Mutt. It stands on the land which belongs to the Mutt and it has been a contention but this is the first time such an attack has taken place. I believe that the message on the chit was intended for me,” Swami said.

The police have set up seven teams, including the local police station, local Crime Branch, Special Operations Group and other units, to track down the accused, said Chavda, adding that the Mutt had not received threats earlier.

Bharuch district police on Friday began a probe into the incident.

Swadharma reports, “The man, dressed in black and wearing a white skull cap, was seen throwing some stuff at the mutt door before setting it on fire. A handwritten message, ‘Gustakh-e-Rasool ki Saza, Sar tan se juda‘ (Punishment for one who insults Islam’s prophet: His head will be severed), was found on papers thrown towards the door”.

The priest of the mutt stated that when he returned after performing puja at the adjacent temple around 5 am, his neighbour Dilip Dave informed him that a person was throwing material at the mutt door. The Muslim man then proceeded to set the door on fire, which the priest managed to extinguish.

In India, lakhs of acres of land of Hindu temples and shrines have been forcefully or illegally occupied by the Muslims in the name of Darga, Mazar and Wakf properties.

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__Inputs from Indian Express and Swadharma.