Attack on Kashmiri students and daily wage workers

2018-02-02

Main Information

  • Victim Names Aftab Ahmad, Amjad Ali, and 4 others
  • Date of Incident 2018-02-02
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Haryana
  • City/District Mahendergarh, Masani Chowk, Bahadur Kothi, Ram Vilas Kothi, Mahendergarh
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Masani Chowk, Bahadur Kothi, Ram Vilas Kothi, Mahendergarh
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Two Kashmiri students and four daily wage workers were attacked by mobs in three different areas in Mahendergarh on Friday. All the six Muslims were returning from Friday prayer. They were assaulted by 10-15 men on bikes. Then two daily wage workers were attacked by a group of 7-10 people with stones. In another area two more wage workers were attacked in a similar fashion and they were admitted in the hospital. The police had registered a case under sections 148, 149, 323, and 341 of the IPC. Three people were arrested by the police.