Maharashtra Crime: Attempt to force security guards to recite Kalma, stabbed with knife when they refused, investigation into ISIS connection

News India Live, Digital Desk: A hair-raising incident has come to light from Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad). Here a mad youth made a fatal attack on two security guards. The shocking thing is that before the attack, the accused forcibly asked the guards to recite ‘Kalma’ and when they refused, he attacked them with a knife. This incident has raised serious questions regarding communal tension and security in the area. Pahalgam-like incidents: What was the entire incident? According to the police, this incident took place in a residential area of ​​the city. The accused youth suddenly approached the security guards and asked them about their religious identity. Scaring the guards, he asked, “Can you read the Kalma?” When the guards ignored him and refused, the accused lost his temper. He took out the knife kept hidden with him and started attacking the neck and stomach of the guards. Searching for ISIS connection and terrorist angle, the method of this attack has alerted the investigating agencies. In the initial investigation, the police is investigating in depth whether the accused was influenced by any banned organization like ISIS or is part of a sleeper cell. In fact, similar cases of ‘target killing’ were reported in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, where the attack was carried out after asking for identity. Maharashtra Police and ATS are now investigating the mobile data and social media history of the accused. Police action and condition of the injured guards. Immediately after the attack, people nearby ran for help and caught the accused and handed him over to the police. The injured security guards have been admitted to a nearby hospital, where their condition remains critical. Police have registered a case against the accused under sections of attempt to murder and disturbing communal harmony. Additional forces have been deployed to maintain peace in the area. Conspiracy or madness? The local administration is investigating whether this was just the madness of one person or whether there was a well-planned big conspiracy behind it. Patrolling has been increased in sensitive areas of the city and people have been appealed not to pay attention to any kind of rumour.