Locals harass Muslim vendors, ask to show ID proof
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In two separate incidents, Muslim workers were reportedly harassed by local residents who demanded identity documents and proof of police verification for working in their areas.
In one such case from Ludhiana, a video that surfaced on social media on April 3 showed a man confronting a Muslim band player and questioning his presence in the locality.
The clip, which carried a caption ‘Without police verification, don’t let these people come to your colony’, showed the man asking the worker to produce his Aadhaar card and explain where he was from, Siasat Daily reported.
The worker, identified as Irfan and said to be from Lucknow, appeared to be engaged in playing musical instruments in the area.
Irfan urges him to stop recording but he continued to question him about whether he had obtained police verification to carry out his work.
After learning his name, the man reportedly warned Irfan against returning to the area, while claiming that no physical harm had been caused and that the matter would instead be taken to the police.