Maharashtra Imam beaten, beard cut off for refusing to chant Jai Shri Ram. An Imam who led the prayer at a mosque in Maharashtra's Anwa village was attacked by unidentified individuals who entered the place of worship and beat him up for refusing to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'. The Imam, Zakir Sayyed Khaja, said the incident took place on Sunday at around 7.30 pm when he was sitting inside the mosque reading the Quran. Unidentified individuals entered the mosque with cloth over their faces and forced the Imam to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ while he was reading the Quran. When the Imam refused to do as he was told, three individuals took him outside the mosque and beat him up. The Imam said his attackers used a chemical-laced cloth to make him unconscious. When he regained consciousness, he realized that his beard had been cut off.

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Maharashtra Imam beaten, beard cut off for refusing to chant Jai Shri Ram. An Imam who led the prayer at a mosque in Maharashtra's Anwa village was attacked by unidentified individuals who entered the place of worship and beat him up for refusing to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'.

Maharashtra: Imam beaten, beard cut off for refusing to chant Jai Shri Ram

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