Mob brutally assaulted a muslim family in Gurugram

2019-03-21

Main Information

  • Victim Names Sajid, Shahid, and others
  • Date of Incident 2019-03-21
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Sunil, Dharmendra, and others
  • State Haryana
  • City/District Gurgaon, Bhondsi
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

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

Shahid said in his statement that six to seven drunken men had asked his relatives not to play cricket on the street outside their home in Bhup Singh Nagar. As they continued to play cricket, the men were joined by more than 40 young men who attacked the family with batons, iron bars, hockey sticks and water pipes, police said. In an attempt to save themselves, the victims ran to their home, but some attackers managed to break in and beat them. Those who could not enter threw stones at the house. The victim's family said it took police about 40 minutes to rescue them, even though they continued to call the emergency number. By then the attackers had escaped