As if a fatwa was not enough, a group of extremists today created ruckus outside the residence of a Muslim Yoga teacher from Jharkhand. Rafia Naaz, against whom a fatwa was issued by an extremist faction, while she was giving an interview to India Today.

The ruckus was triggered after a cleric from the locality watched the live telecast. The cleric who allegedly got offended by the interview soon came with an angry mob to Rafia's residence. An irate mob gathered outside Rafia's house resorted to stone pelting and sloganeering.

The cleric said that during Rafia's interview an objectionable remark was made against him.

Rafia on Thursday said that she received many threats but expressed gratitude to the state government for providing her security. Rafia, a resident of Daronda in Jharkhand, said that she was being targeted for teaching yoga.

She alleged that extremists threatened her on Facebook and later called on her mobile phone. They even pelted stones at her residence. In view of the situation, the police have deployed bodyguards for the yoga teacher.

A defiant Rafia said that she will continue with her work despite the threats. She said that she was threatened for the first time in June 2015.

Rafia said that a man identified as Faiz Ullah messaged her -, "I am a well wisher. You being a Muslim girl should be ashamed of yourself. How can you perform on the stage without hijab?"

Meanwhile, yoga guru Baba Ramdev reacted sharply to the controversy.

"From Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan to Saudi Arabia so many Muslims practice Yoga. It is an exercise which is good for mental and physical wellness, religion shouldn't be brought into this," said Baba Ramdev.