Moradabad: Muslim couple forced to sell house after protests by Hindu neighbours

The incident resulted in a huge outrage in India after a video from the protest went viral.

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Hindu residents of the posh TDI City – an upscale residential bloc in the northern city of Moradabad – began protesting on Tuesday night after news of the sale became public.

The incident resulted in a huge outrage in India after a video from the protest went viral. It showed one of the residents Megha Arora saying that Dr Ashok Bajaj, a resident, had sold his house to a Muslim family without consulting them.

"We cannot tolerate a Muslim family living right in front of our local temple. This is also a question of the safety of our women," she said.

"We want the sale to be revoked and are asking the administration to cancel the registration of the house in the name of its new owners. We cannot allow people from another faith to come and live here. We will not allow them to enter and continue to protest as long as they don't go away," she added.

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