There is a news item in Hindujagruti.org and in Haindava Keralam about Muslims desecrating three Ganesh Idols and attacks on Hindus at many places in Miraj (Dist. Sangali). It has been reported that Muslims attacked the Police with sticks & stones, but the Police arrested the Shiv Sena and other Pro-Hindu leaders accusing them of violating “Code of conduct.” A police vehicle and a private vehicle were destroyed and Muslim youths hoisted their flag on the police vehicle. It has been alleged that the police beat up the Hindu participants in the carnival, but begged the Muslims with folded hands to stop the violence and go home. The narration goes on like:

* The Police threatened Hindus who were not ready for Ganesh Idol Immersion due to Idol desecration.
* Muslim youth hoisted their Green flag on the top of SP (Superintendent of Police) Krushna Prakash’s van and he did nothing and on the other hand Krushna Prakash beat Hindu youth mercilessly and even beat Hindu women in their homes upon the false complaint from Muslim youth.
* SP Krushna Prakash folded his hands before Muslims to keep them quite. The same SP had mercilessly beaten Pujya Sambhajirao Bhide Guruji, founder, ‘Shivpratishthan’ and the activist of ‘Shivpratisthan’ while they were protesting against the anti-Hindu movie Jodha-Akbar in Sangali. http://www.hindujagruti.org/news/3815.html
* Muslims threw beef near a Hanuman Temple. Thus enraged Hindus attacked a few mosques.
* Police arrested MLA Mr. Chandrakantdada Patil, Suresh Khade, ex-MLA Sambhajirao Pawar, Deputy Mayor Mr. Shekhar Inamdar, District chief of Shivsena, many Shivsainiks and Hindu youths.
* 'Bandh' in Sangali continued even on the 2nd day.
* All Hindus including Hindu women were silently taking out a protest march but the Police stopped them and started beating them mercilessly. Even women were not spared.
* Ganesh Mandals refused to immerse Idols until the scene of Afzhal Khan’s killing was erected again.
* Muslim ladies in the surrounding areas left their homes one day prior to the riots.
* The Police arrested four Hindus and mercilessly beat those who were stoning the Hotel and at the same time they just arrest the Muslim coming out from the Hotel with a 'Koyta' (a type of heavy knife used to break coconuts)

A couple of years ago, when Francis Coutier arranged an exhibition in Chennai, Police did the same thing. In West Bengal a couple of years ago, some sadhus who were performing religious rites were attacked by a large Muslim crowd, but the police arrested the Sadhus and beat up the Hindu participants. These things happen in Congress and Communist ruled states because it seems to me that the Congress and Communist governments empower them. Such attitudes and behavior of government officials encourage minorities to riot against general public. When they riot, they kill, loot and destroy non minority owned and government property This rarely happens in BJP ruled states.

The sentence which says “Muslim ladies in the surrounding areas left their homes one day prior to the riots” is also important. Apparently, there was a collective decision to riot and removing ladies from homes is a preparation to face Hindu response. People should keep an eye on such movements in the community, discuss the development and take precautions in the community. The Hindu community leaders must research the pre-rioting pattern, style and tactics used during rioting and the behavior or rioters after the riot. Normally, some media persons would have prior knowledge of the proposed event, but they rarely warn the police or the community leaders. Therefore, there must be some collective Hindu community response against such irresponsible police officials who sport Hindu names on their badges and the so called secular media persons.