This is Islam for you: Ex-Muslim Sahil says attacked in Mumbai by group of Muslims

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Exmuslim Sahil attacked: YouTuber and activist, Ex-Muslim Sahil claimed in a video with blood on his face that he was attacked by a group of Muslims in Mumbai over his views on Islam. Sahil said he would have been killed had he not managed to escape from the spot.

Ex Muslim Sahil, a popular YouTuber and activist, claimed in a live video that he was attacked in Mumbai on Saturday night by a group of around 12 Muslims. He claimed the group attacked him over his views, and he would have been killed had he not managed to escape from the spot.

"I had gone to a place in Vashi with my new friends and a group of people from Dharavi, where I resided earlier, attacked me. They wanted to kill me," said Sahil, adding that he was unarmed.

Mumbai Police hasn't confirmed or reacted to Sahil's post on X with the video, which has now gone viral. The article will be updated if there is any official reaction.

"This is Islam for you," said Sahil, showing the blood on his face and an injury to his hand. He said Ex-Muslims weren't safe in Mumbai and in India.

Sahil's livestreams on YouTube, where he countered Islamic practices and debated clerics, lasted for hours, with thousands of viewers attending them. There have been several instances when clerics, without being able to withstand his scrutiny, simply abandoned the debate.

While people join and leave faiths, leaving Islam is considered apostacy and is punishable by death in several Muslim countries. That is why an entire segment of people who renounce Islam have adopted the identity of Ex-Muslims. In countries where renouncing Islam isn't considered an offence by the nation's law, the Ex-Muslims face a threat to life from radicals.

One of the first prominent faces of Ex-Muslims from India, Sahil, in a way, groomed an entire generation of activists.

To find out more about the Ex-Muslim movement in India, click here: Ex-Muslims find the X factor online.

In February, two Muslim men stabbed Ghaziabad-based Ex-Muslim Saleem Wastik in the neck and abdomen repeatedly inside his office.

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