Jharkhand mob attacks Muslims at Iftar time

2018-05-25

Main Information

  • Victim Names Undisclosed
  • Date of Incident 2018-05-25
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Jharkhand
  • City/District Koderma, Kolgarma village, Koderma
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Kolgarma village, Koderma
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

A mob of around 100 people attacked Muslims during the time of Iftar. They were carrying swords and axes. The mob of local Hindus attacked even the Masjids, assaulted the people praying and burnt the copies of the Quran along with vandalizing the infrastructure. The injured were rushed to Sadar hospital. They threatened the Muslims that if they don’t leave the village, they will kill everyone including the women and the children. Around 20 Muslim families left the village in fear and took refuge 8 km away in the campus of the district collector. Since the Muslims had lodged a complaint last year, they were socially and economically boycotted.