Mob sets Muslim man’s houses ablaze

2017-09-02

Main Information

  • Victim Names Rahman Mian, and others
  • Date of Incident 2017-09-02
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Jharkhand
  • City/District Naitand, Giridih, Naitand, Giridih
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Naitand, Giridih
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Three houses of a Muslim man were set on fire for allegedly slaughtering three cows on Eid-ul-Adha. Rahman Mian slaughtered the cows during the festival to distribute it among the members of the local Muslim community. The incident took place in Naitand, a village in Giridih district in Jharkhand. The police force was deployed and the cops took the situation under control. Four villagers sustained minor injuries in the clashes. Six people were arrested.