No azaan has sounded from village mosque since Akhlaq was lynched, no kheer shared for EidNestled on the edge of the village, the mosque in Bishahra, Dadri, in western Uttar Pradesh, is a two-storey, semi-plastered structure. But there is no azaan from the mosque even though dusk has enveloped the village and it is time for maghrib, or prayers offered during sunset. The village muezzin, Mohammad Dawood, told The Hindu they had stopped the azaan as they feared it might provoke the right wing elements. “According to those who witnessed Akhlaq’s killing, the crowd had threatened to shut down the mosque. Once a communal melting pot, this largely Hindu village with a miniscule Muslim population is no longer a picture of harmony.

Source: The Hindu September 27, 2016 20:26 UTC