Dehradun, July 6 -- Members of Bajrang Dal confronted a Muslim man following Friday namaz on July 3 and accused him of converting his home into a mosque in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand's Dehradun district.

Mohammad Idris claimed that prayers have been organised at his house in the Gumaniwala area for the last six years, and the local administration is aware of the arrangement.

The incident began when Bajrang Dal workers stopped one of the worshippers and asked for his identity and Aadhaar card. The man said he was originally from Bihar, raising the Hindutva group's suspicions.

They later called Idris outside and accused him and his family of organising "illegal" prayers by "inviting" people from other states and districts as well as an Imam ...