As I write these lines a plane carrying the dead body of
Tarishi is heading for New Delhi from Dhaka. She was a Indian and belonged to
Ferozabad. The young and vibrant girl merely 19 years old was killed brutally
by Muslim terrorists in Bangladesh. She was studying at the University of
California at Berkley and had come to visit her father during summer vacation.
Little did she know that her young life would come to an end and all the dreams
she had nurtured for the future would never bear fruits.
The Holey Artisan Bakery is a posh restaurant in a posh area
of Dhaka visited by the elite for its western delicacies and quaint environment.
Dhaka has very few top class restaurants and Holey Artisan Bakery was much
sought after by foreigners and the elite of Dhaka. On this particular day three
youngsters Tarishi Jain, Faraaz Ayaz Hossain and Abinta Kabir were happily
chatting over a cup of tea when suddenly they heard voices shouting
'Allah-O-Akbar' and six terrorists heavily armed entered the cafe. They segregated
people sitting there into Muslims and Non-Muslims by telling them to recite
verses from the Koran. Somehow the three friends managed to lock themselves in
a toilet. They were shivering with fear and dreaded the moment when they would
be discovered by the terrorists.
As evening ended the terrorists asked the kitchen staff to
prepare food for Iftar which is breaking fast during Ramzan and serve it only
to the Muslims.
Night had descended and the news that terrorists have taken
hostages spread like wild fire. Bangladesh security forces surrounded the cafe
and preparation for the assault began. The special unit was stationed 120 km
away at Sylhet and it would take them 2 hours to reach there.
In the dim lights outside Sanjeev Jain father of Tarishi was
restlessly pacing the lawns outside the cafe. Time was passing away and there
was absolutely no news about what was happening inside. He did not dare to ring
his daughter inside because the ringing may betray the place where they were
hiding. It was 1.30 AM and there was a ominous silence all around. Suddenly his
mobile rang . With a shaking hand he answered it. It was Tarishi. She was
weeping and spoke in a shaky voice
"Terrorists have entered the restaurant . I am very
afraid and not sure whether I will be able to come out alive. They are killing
everyone here." The phone went silent.
Shortly afterwards she was hacked to death together with her
two friends.
The incident has shocked the whole world and the following
points are necessary for readers to ponder over
1. Allah-O-Akbar means God is great. It is a slogan we often
hear before Muslims butcher innocent people. What kind of God the Koran
professes which allows such brutal killings of humans in His name ? This is a
God or a devil which becomes great when innocent people are slaughtered. I know
many Muslims would condemn such acts and would loudly proclaim that Islam does
not allow such heinous crimes. That one cannot paint the entire community evil
because of such acts of the few. This has been going on for a long time. One section
of Muslims kill and the other section prettily sitting in their houses state
Islam does not allow this. Somehow this does not click anymore and more and
more non-Muslims are becoming convinced that Islam surely has to do something
with this. These Muslim terrorists are not born this way. They are meticulously
trained in Madrassas and in special camps. They are taught from the Koran and
therefore we cannot ignore that Koran does not contain passages which exhorts
its followers to resort to violent behavior. Passages that demean non-Muslims
already exist in the Koran. The teacher has just to add a bit more spice and it
becomes explosive which is eagerly imbibed by young Muslims. Ideas like supremacy
of Islam is easily planted in their minds. Now they can kill without any guilt.
The concept of heaven exist in other religions also but it
is more or less taken as a concept rather than a concrete place up in the
skies. In Islam it is rather foolishly considered as a real place with pretty
women giving massage to the faithful after they butcher people and reach
paradise. The teachers at the Madrassas and terrorist training camps drill this
effectively into the minds of its students. This prepares them to commit suicide
easily because they will enter paradise after death.
Islam is creating havoc and chaos in the world. It is
therefore time that those who are incharge of Islam seriously think about
revising the Koran and weed out all those obnoxious references which kills
humanity. Mullahs and Madrassas which preach hatred in the name of Islam should
be severely dealt with and known groups of terrorists ruthlessly eliminated.
2. The Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina is sincerely doing her
utmost to eliminate Muslim extremism from her country. Under her leadership hundreds
of JI leaders and murderers have been hanged. She has a no tolerance policy
towards terrorism. After the above terrorist attack she gave the following
statement
"While Muslims across the world are observing Ramzan,
these militants were killing innocent people. What kind of Muslims are these, who are killing other humans
during Ramzan"
A strong statement which shows how certain Muslims have
become so devilish that they don't even respect their own religion and commit
carnage even during the holy month of Ramzan.
In recent times Hindus,atheists,bloggers are being
systemically butchered in the streets of Bangladesh. There seems to be a powerful
unseen force which is directing these killings. Who is doing this and for what
purpose ?
Bangladesh leaders have pointed their fingers towards the
ISI of Pakistan which in collusion with the Jammait-i-Islami is planning all
these attacks. They say that Pakistan has not been able to digest the freedom
of Bangladesh till now. The Pakistan army together with JI butchered thousands
during 1971. This same JI together with its affiliates is continuing its
efforts to make Bangladesh reverse its freedom. Arms and support to them is
provided to them by Pakistan.
We in India are also victims of Pakistan terrorism. Infact
Pakistan is now well know as the breeding ground of terrorists. Recently Imran
Khan party PTI has donated Rs 300 million to a madrassa which trains
terrorists. Can you imagine this ? This is the same Madrassa which trained
Mullah Mansoor head of the Afghan Taliban and was killed in a drone attack. Thousands
of Madrassas are strewn over Pakistan
churning out terrorists at a rapid pace. All of them supported by the state and
trained by the ISI.
It is time that India and Bangladesh come together and
devise a strategy to combat terrorism inside Pakistan. They should hit at the
core instead of fighting it erratically .
Terrorism will continue to kill our children unless Pakistan
is disintegrated. The US should come to its senses and realise that this snake
is ready to bite its hand as well.
Tarishi is no more. Her life has been sacrificed at the
altar of terrorism. Let each one of us light one candle in her memory in our
house and vow never to bow before Islamic terrorism.
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