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Rampur SP’s ‘true Muslim’ cow slaughter remark sparks row
Rampur Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar Singh Sisodia issued a clarification after his remark that a 'true Muslim' cannot engage in cow slaughter triggered a furore. Speaking at a police lines meeting…
The Story in Brief
Rampur Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar Singh Sisodia issued a clarification after his remark that a 'true Muslim' cannot engage in cow slaughter triggered a furore. Speaking at a police lines meeting on Thursday, Sisodia said such acts were 'haram' under Islam and that those involved were 'either not Muslims or are extremely despicable.'
After the video went viral, the SP insisted his words were misconstrued. He cited fatwas from Darul Uloom Deoband and said he was only making a social appeal to maintain communal harmony during the month of Shravan. He also announced a verification drive covering people linked to cow slaughter cases over the past decade.
The Indian Opinion
Both sides of the aisle are spinning this. One camp paints the SP as a bigot, another as a guardian of faith. The facts are thinner: the officer quoted Deoband's own ruling and made a routine law-and-order appeal. The real test will be the verification drive he announced. If it targets only one community, the charge of bias sticks. If applied broadly, the outrage was noise. Watch the dossiers, not the sound bites.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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