Maulana attacked over refusal to chant Jai Shri Ram

2019-06-20

Main Information

  • Victim Names Maulana Momin
  • Date of Incident 2019-06-20
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Delhi
  • City/District Delhi, Rohini
  • Party in Power AAP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Rohini
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

A Muslim cleric was allegedly attacked by a car for refusing to chant Jai Shri Ram. The incident happened in Sector 20, Rohini, Delhi. 3 men stopped their car beside the man who was on his way to masjid and asked him to chant Jai Shri Ram. Momin politely refused and they started hurling abuses on him. Then they hit him with the car which caused severe injuries to the cleric. Police had registered an FIR.