30/04/2026
In Mumbai’s Mira Road, a man allegedly asked strangers to recite a religious phrase and stabbed them when they couldn’t.
Zaib Zubair Ansari, a US citizen who reportedly lived abroad for 19 years, allegedly attacked two security guards in the early hours of 27 April. According to reports, he asked them to recite the Kalma, and when they could not, he stabbed them. The victims, Rajkumar Mishra and Subroto Sen, are currently undergoing treatment.
This incident is deeply disturbing, not just because of the violence, but because it points to a dangerous mindset that can emerge even in educated and urban environments.
The question is simple. How do such ideas take root, and what more needs to be done to stop them?