Sale of home to Muslim man in Hindu-majority housing colony sparks protest in UP’s Moradabad

The sale of a home to a Muslim man in a Hindu-majority housing colony in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad sparked a protest on Tuesday, with residents claiming that it could lead to “demographic changes”, The Times of India reported.

Nearly 450 Hindu families reside in the colony located on Kanth Road in the city’s TDI City housing society, according to the newspaper. The residents demanded the cancellation of the registration of the sale as it could “spark a trend of Hindu families leaving their apartments”.

The home was sold by a person identified as Ashok Bajaj to a Muslim doctor named Ikra Chaudhary, The Times of India reported. The transaction “violated social harmony”, the residents said, adding that the colony previously had no Muslim families residing there.

In UP's Moradabad, residents of a gated society have been protesting against a Muslim doctor who bought a house in the society. pic.twitter.com/nkTwpbeNjo— Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa) December 5, 2024

“Bajaj sold his house to a non-Hindu without giving any information to us,” The Times of India quoted a resident Payal Rastogi as saying. “We live here peacefully and there was never any issue before.”

Rastogi said that the residents wanted Bajaj to cancel the registration of the sale. “We have already lodged a complaint with the district administration and local police,” she...

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