2 Kashmiri dry fruits sellers attacked in Lucknow

2019-03-06

Main Information

  • Victim Names Mohammmed Afzal Naik, Abdul Salaam
  • Date of Incident 2019-03-06
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Unknown
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Lucknow, Daliganj Bridge
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

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

Following the Pulwama terror attack on February 14, two Kashmiri dry fruit merchants were brutally attacked and trashed with sticks in Lucknow by members of a fringe right-wing gang. The accused even pelted stones at the victims and called them "terrorist" and hurled abuses, After videos of the attack were extensively circulated, four of the perpetrators were detained.