The police also appealed not to post photos and videos which hurt religious and communal sentiments
Team Clarion
PATNA – Following strong social media protests, police authorities in Bihar’s Buxar district have taken cognizance of viral videos spreading hate towards Muslims. They have set up a team to look into all aspects of the objectionable videos.
In a statement released on Monday, the SP office in Buxar said the police got information on Sunday through Facebook and Twitter about some objectionable videos targeting Muslims being made by a channel named MVS Films. The channel makes comedy videos and its chief member Ashish Pandey is possibly a resident of Buxar.
“He and two other individuals are attempting to disturb the communal harmony of society by making humiliating and objectionable videos by portraying theie characters in the attire of Muslims. Taking cognizance of the information, the SP has formed a team led by the DSP of cybercrimes to verify the above information,” said the police.
The police also appealed not to post photos and videos which hurt religious and communal sentiments.
The police statement came after several social media users objected to the videos and tagged Bihar police officials. One 35-minute video claims that madrasas are training children on ways and means to derail trains. The video shows two men noticing a character wearing a skull cap and in Muslim attire near a railway track. When the two men asked him what he was doing at the track, he said he had to board a train. Then, suddenly a screwdriver drops from his pocket. He runs away and vows to do ‘rail jihad’ saying “Ya Allah” and “Kafir”.
Another 44-minute reel claims that Muslims are objecting to surveys of mosques because there is something fishy in their places of worship. It shows three youths in Muslim attire discussing claims of a temple underneath the dargah at Ajmer. One character is heard claiming that when Muslims came to India, they converted temples into mosques. Another character claims that they feel that Ajmer dargah will go out of their control as Hindus have woken up.
These reels were made by MVS Films which has around ten lakh followers on Instagram and YouTube.
A social media user, Mohd Shadab Khan, said the profile of the channel is filled with anti-Muslim content. False stories are being fabricated against Muslims, farmers, and opposition parties to spread hatred in society.
“As a result of their hateful activities, the image of the Muslim community is being tarnished, an atmosphere of hatred is being created, which can lead to a major communal frenzy and violence between the two communities. The hate narrative of the Godi media is getting further strengthened, due to which the Muslim community may have to suffer more,” said Khan while asking Bihar Police to take strict action against the channel.
