K'taka mob storms 550-year-old Madrasa in Bidar, performs Puja; Four held

The Karnataka police have filed a case against nine people for allegedly breaking into 550-year-old madrasa in the state’s Bidar district in the wee hours of Thursday, officials familiar with the matter told HT. A video of the incident, shot on a mobile phone by a bystander, shows a group of men shouting “Jai Shri Ram” and “Hindu Dharam Jai” slogans, standing on the stairs of the madrassa, before moving to a corner to perform a puja. HT could not independently verify the authenticity of the video. Watch this report for more.