Gorakhnath temple attacker says he was angry over 'CAA, NRC, atrocities against Muslims'

Gorakhnath temple attacker Ahmed Murtaza Abbasi has confessed to his crime and said that he was upset as he felt that Muslims were being wronged everywhere.

Gorakhnath temple attacker Ahmed Murtaza Abbasi, in his confession, said that his hatred spawned from alleged atrocities committed against Muslims, according to Uttar Pradesh Police. He further said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act was also wrong.

Abbasi, an IIT graduate, on April 3 attacked Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary personnel stationed at the Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur. Two constables were injured in the attack. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is the head priest or mahant of the Gorakhnath temple.

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According to the said confession, he went to Gorakhnath temple as cops are always stationed there and he wanted to move away from there after attacking them.

“I thought about the act from various angles before committing the crime. They [government] were implementing CAA and NRC against Muslims. Even in Karnataka, Muslims were being wronged. No one was doing anything about the issue. Someone had to do something. This is how I justified the act in my mind,” he said.

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“I was depressed and wasn’t being able to sleep,” he said.