{"id":208907,"date":"2026-08-26T16:52:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T11:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=208907"},"modified":"2026-08-26T16:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T11:52:26","slug":"three-muslims-arrested-in-bjp-ruled-uttar-pradesh-over-ya-hussain-religious-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/08\/26\/three-muslims-arrested-in-bjp-ruled-uttar-pradesh-over-ya-hussain-religious-flag.html","title":{"rendered":"Three Muslims arrested in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh over \u2018Ya Hussain\u2019 religious flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-208908 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-26-at-4.50.57-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-26-at-4.50.57-PM.png 625w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-26-at-4.50.57-PM-369x220.png 369w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/>Lucknow: In another instance of Muslim religious symbols facing greater scrutiny in Modi\u2019s India, police in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh have arrested three Muslim men after a video showing a black religious flag bearing the words \u201cYa Hussain\u201d circulated on social media.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, the arrests were made in Deoria district after footage of the flag displayed at a house went viral. One of those detained was identified as Mubeen, a painter who was reportedly involved in making the flag.<\/p>\n<p>The flag bore the Arabic phrase \u201cYa Hussain Alaihissalam,\u201d an expression of reverence for Hazrat Hussain (RA), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).<\/p>\n<p>Police reportedly took action after claiming that a design on the flag resembled an AK-47 rifle. The arrests have drawn criticism online, with users questioning whether Muslim religious symbols are facing greater police scrutiny than displays associated with Hindu groups.<\/p>\n<p>Several users contrasted the Deoria arrests with social media videos purportedly showing members of the Hindu Raksha Dal, a Hindutva organization led by Harsh Chaudhary, publicly carrying or distributing swords at public gatherings.<\/p>\n<p>The comparison has prompted questions why an image allegedly resembling a weapon could lead to arrests while displays involving actual swords at some Hindu religious or political gatherings have not always faced comparable police action.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding the Deoria arrests has renewed concerns over disparities in the policing of religious expression in India and whether Muslim religious symbols and practices face heightened official scrutiny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lucknow: In another instance of Muslim religious symbols facing greater scrutiny in Modi\u2019s India, police in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh have arrested three Muslim men after a video showing a black religious flag bearing the words \u201cYa Hussain\u201d circulated on social media. 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