Muslim nomadic families assaulted in Jammu village

2021-05-25

Main Information

  • Victim Names Rafaqat, Shabbir, others
  • Date of Incident 2021-05-25
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Sunny, Surjit, and others
  • State Jammu and Kashmir
  • City/District Samba, Palak Manana village, Samba, Jammu and Kashmir
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Palak Manana village, Samba, Jammu and Kashmir
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

About 6 nomadic Muslim families were attacked by self styled Hindu vigilantes while they were relocating for the summer. The Hindu vigilantes came to attack them with sticks, clubs, and rods. One of the victims said that by seeing them coming they drove towards the police checkpost. But the police did nothing. They stood in silence while the goons assaulted them. They did not differentiate between women and children either. An FIR was filed regarding the incident. The attacks on nomads have increased since the Hindutva party BJP has come into power.