Attack on mosque in Fatehgarh

2018-02-15

Main Information

  • Victim Names Muslim community
  • Date of Incident 2018-02-15
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Punjab
  • City/District Halotali, Fatehgarh, Halotali, Fatehgarh
  • Party in Power INC

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Halotali, Fatehgarh
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

A mosque by the name of Mosque Umar was destroyed in Halotali village in Fathegarh district in Punjab. This led to a rise in communal tension. The police force was deployed and they took the situation back in control. The reconstruction of the mosque wasn’t allowed to prevent the communal tension. Rather the Muslims were given a room in the village to perform their prayers.