Muslim vendor harassed for naming shop ‘Lakshmi’ in Uttarakhand

A Muslim fruit vendor in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, was recently harassed by members of a right-wing group, led by its leader, Radha Semwal Dhoni, for naming his shop ‘Lakshmi’.The incident took place on Thursday, April 25, at Dharampur Chowk, where the group created a ruckus outside the shop.

A video of the incident is doing rounds on social media



platforms, showing the vendor being heckled by a group of right-wing men. A female voice can be heard in the background, asking questions to the distraught fruit seller about the banner reading ‘Lakshmi’.

In the video, right-wing Hindu members are seen forcibly removing the banner from the shop and telling the Muslim shopkeeper not to display Hindu names again.