Bajrangdal activists thrashed and threaten old man

2019-04-09

Main Information

  • Victim Names Hussein Saab
  • Date of Incident 2019-04-09
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Vishwanath, Kanteppa, PB Basappa
  • State Karnataka
  • City/District Raichur, Raichur
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Raichur
  • Perpetrator Organization Other Right Wing Hindutva
  • Place of incident N/A

After a terror attack had taken place in pulwama on Indian Soldiers Voilence broke out in parts of raichur where Bajrangdal activists accused Muslim youth of celebrating the pulwama attack. The activists attacked mosques and threw Quran and burnt mats, this continued for quite some time the activists even blocked muslims going to namaz. When Hussein was returning from the mosque. Vishwanath, Kanteppa and PB Basappa along with few other men attacked hussein and trashed him brutally and threatened him to leave the village. A case was registered against the culprits but they were reportedly released later without any punishment.