Muslim man loses life after resisting forced Holi colors

A 48-year-old Muslim man from Uttar Pradesh, India, got cardiac arrest when three men forced him to participate in Holi, according to media reports.

As per reports, Shareef Shafiq was stopped by three men celebrating Holi and when Shafiq tried to escape, they chased him, leading to his tragic death.

As per police reports, the cause of death was cardiac arrest, and no signs of assault were found. Investigations are ongoing.

Read more: Hindutva mob attacks mosque during Holi celebration in Maharashtra

Earlier, shocking visuals of mayhem outside a mosque by a Hindutva mob in Maharashtra surfaced on social media, showing participants in the Shigma festival procession raising Hindu slogans and allegedly ramming the gates of a Muslim place of worship with a wooden trunk during Taraweeh prayers.

The incident of mob harassment against Muslims took place in Ratnagiri’s Rajapur village, where scores of Hindus carried out the annual Shimga procession, a tradition in the Konkan region, on Wednesday (March 12, 2025).

Several videos of the incident went viral online, showing a large crowd tossing a wooden trunk, raising Hindu slogans, and throwing gulal at the mosque.