Mumbai: A group of citizens in their fact finding report on Satara violence stated that the Muslim community was purposefully targeted to create disturbance. They called for punishment of the culprits, judicial inquiry into the incident, blamed police for not taking preventive measures, sought slapping of terror laws on culprits and compensation be paid to victims and their families. The press conference was held on Friday at the Mumbai Press Club.
Organised by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) and Federation of Maharashtra Muslims (FMM), it was attended by Teesta Setalvad of Citizens for Justice and Peace, Yusuf Muchhala, senior advocate, Abu Asim Azmi, Samajwadi Party leader, Aslam Ghazi from APCR, Dolphy D’Souza among others.