'Police Didn't Stop the Mob': Shopkeepers, Injured Recount Hindutva Violence at Mumbai's Mira Road
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Coinciding with the consecration of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, around 300 young men descended on the Mumbai neighbourhood and attacked shops that had a seemingly Muslim name, and also others that did not hoist a saffron flag outside their establishments.

Mumbai: On Tuesday, January 23, when a mob of over 200-300 men descended on Sector 5 of Shanti Nagar in Mira Road, Mumbai, they already knew their target quite well. Shops sporting saffron flags with ‘Jai Shri Ram’ printed on them had to be spared, the rest were all to be attacked. Saba Boutique was one such establishment owned by Muslims among the otherwise Hindu-dominated shopping neighbourhood.