UP Police vandalized and assaulted women

2019-12-19

Main Information

  • Victim Names Razia Khatoon, Sheeba Ali, Najma Begum, and others
  • Date of Incident 2019-12-19
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Activism
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Police
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Lucknow, Daulatganj, Lucknow
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Daulatganj, Lucknow
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Several women in Daulatganj claim they were beaten up by male police officers during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests. Their homes were vandalized and cars smashed, they say. The police were in search of a few men when they charged into the houses and vandalized the place along with assaulting the females.