“In a shocking incident on Sunday, two policemen were attacked with a sharp weapon outside the Gorakhnath temple in Uttar Pradesh. The attacker not only attacked the police officials, but also tried to enter the temple while shouting religious slogans. However before he could enter the temple, he was overpowered by the crowd and arrested. The attacker was identified as Ahmad Murtaza. The video of the horrific attack also went viral on social media. UP Police has said that this attack will be considered as an act of terror.
The case is currently with UP ATS which has been questioning Murtaza. a video from the investigation shows Murtaza confessing to the crime. Not only that, he lists number of reasons why he wanted to attack the temple. In the video he can be heard as saying, ‘I was in depression, I could not sleep. Enraged, he attacked the temple. he Was angry about CAA-NRC and he believed that Muslims are being wronged. He was also upset over the Karnataka HIjab controversy.””
The police is now also probing whether Murtaza has any connection with the terror outfits.
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