Noida Group Namaz

Police were deployed at a group housing society near Noida on Tuesday after a row erupted between Hindus and Muslims over "some outsiders" reciting Namaz there, officials said.

A man, who organised a group namaz, and nine others were arrested in Noida on Thursday for allegedly gathering for the prayer and violating the lockdown restrictions imposed, the Noida Police said.

Days after the Noida police told multinational companies in Sector- 58 to direct their employees not to offer Friday prayers in a community park, a video showing a group of right-wing activists bullying a few Muslims in the park has emerged as the likely cause of the much-criticised diktat.

Police were deployed at a group housing society near Noida on Tuesday after a row erupted between Hindus and Muslims over "some outsiders" reciting Namaz there, officials said.

A man, who organised a group namaz, and nine others were arrested in Noida on Thursday for allegedly gathering for the prayer and violating the lockdown restrictions imposed, the Noida Police said.

Days after the Noida police told multinational companies in Sector- 58 to direct their employees not to offer Friday prayers in a community park, a video showing a group of right-wing activists bullying a few Muslims in the park has emerged as the likely cause of the much-criticised diktat.