Erazed | Documentary on India’s bulldozer justice against Muslim dissent | Maktoob
Erazed
A documentary on India’s collective punishment of Muslims
Camera: Sahid Faris, Mohammad Meharban, Meer Faisal, Shaheen Abdulla
Edit: Sahid Faris, Abdul Hannan
Subtitles: Muhammed Faiz, Salim Shafi
Production Assistants: Salim Shafi, Amjad Karunagappalli, Basil Islam
Thanks
Dr Amina Kausar
Farid Jahangirpuri
Bilal Veliankode
Shamseer Ibrahim
Miles2Smile
On 20 April 2022, bulldozers demolished a string of shops on the roadside in the Jahangirpuri residential area, about 25km (14 miles) from the Indian Parliament. Hundreds of Muslims, mostly fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, perched on the rooftops of mosque and houses and watched the demolition in horror. A couple of hours after the drive began under the protection of police and security forces, India’s Supreme Court stayed the demolition. But for nearly an hour after the top court order, officials continued to demolish structures, including the outer entrance and stairs leading int