After forcing a Muslim woman named Sakina from her rented home, Hindu leaders now threaten Sahil forcing him to remove the name ‘Haryana Dairy’ from his shop
NEW DELHI — Hatred against Muslims has once again been laid bare in the national capital. A shocking video from Sagarpur in Southwest Delhi, shows a Muslim shopkeeper, Sahil, being threatened by a Hindu leader and ordered to change the name of his dairy shop. The disturbing episode follows a recent incident where a Muslim woman named Sakina was driven out of her rented home for her faith.
The latest case unfolded on 21 August when local residents, along with Hindu leader Vipin Rajput, visited Sahil’s shop, ‘Haryana Dairy and Paneer Bhandar’, allegedly to question him about rubbish thrown in the area. In the viral video, Rajput is heard interrogating Sahil.
When Sahil denied responsibility, Rajput demanded to know his name. As soon as the shopkeeper said, “My name is Sahil,” Rajput became furious. He shouted: “Put up a board with your own name and remove the Haryana Dairy board immediately.”
The Hindu leader insisted that the name must be erased so that people would “know whose shop it is.”
Another man in the video claimed that Sahil’s real name was Rahil Khan, while yet another threatened: “Remove the name, or we will scan your QR code and then we will see what happens next.”
Faced with direct threats, Sahil was visibly shaken and agreed to put up a signboard bearing his personal name. The incident has sparked outrage on social media, where many users have asked if religious identity has now become a condition for running a business in Delhi.
One social media user wrote: “Is a certificate of religion now needed to sell milk and curd? Must every Muslim reveal his faith before earning a livelihood?”
Delhi Police confirmed they have registered a case against the accused and opened an investigation. However, attempts to contact the Station House Officer (SHO) of Sagarpur Police Station were unsuccessful.
Community members have accused the authorities of failing to provide protection. A neighbour of Sahil said: “We are living in fear. Today it is Sahil, tomorrow it can be any of us. Where should Muslims go in Delhi if they are not safe here?”
This is not the first such case in the area. Just weeks earlier, on 20 June, a Muslim woman named Sakina and her husband were forcibly evicted from their rented home in Sagarpur. The viral video of that incident showed a Hindu leader confronting the woman and angrily asking her religion.
When Sakina revealed her name, the leader accused her of “pretending to be Hindu with a Muslim name”. Despite the fact that Sakina had already provided her Aadhaar card and legal documents to the landlord, she was thrown out. She was even branded a “Bangladeshi” by the Hindu group.
Sakina later told reporters: “We gave all our documents. Still, they humiliated us and threw us out just because I am Muslim. It was like we were criminals for being who we are.”
Rights groups say such incidents are creating an atmosphere of intimidation for Muslims in the capital. Activists have linked the rise in harassment to the growing influence of right-wing Hindu organisations.
A Delhi-based activist commented: “What we are seeing is a deliberate attempt to mark out Muslims as outsiders in their own country. From houses to shops, Muslims are being targeted for their names, their identity, their religion.”
The two viral videos — Sakina’s eviction and Sahil’s forced renaming of his shop — are now being widely circulated online, with many users describing them as a shameful reminder of the hate-filled climate that minorities are enduring in the country.
