Hindu Mob Attack Mosque in Madhya Pradesh

2019-12-29

Main Information

  • Victim Names Not Disclosed
  • Date of Incident 2019-12-29
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Hurting religious sentiments
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Not Disclosed
  • State Madhya Pradesh
  • City/District Indore, Chandankhedi village in Indore and Mandsaur district’s Dorana village in Madhya Pradesh.
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Chandankhedi village in Indore and Mandsaur district’s Dorana village in Madhya Pradesh.
  • Perpetrator Organization Other Right Wing Hindutva
  • Place of incident N/A

Right-wing groups carrying saffron flags in the guise of asking donations for Ram Mandir caused chaos by stopping in front of Mosques in two different locations of Madhya Pradesh while prayer was being offered. They chanted slogans such as “Jai Sri Ram” and climbed the Mosque in attempts to damage the minaret. Houses of Muslims in the area were also damaged according to Police. Dozens of arrests were made and Mandsaur Superintendent of Police Siddharth Chaudhary said the mosque was not damaged in the incident.