Man held for vandalizing mosque in Dadri

2017-02-17

Main Information

  • Victim Names Muslim community
  • Date of Incident 2017-02-17
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Amit Kumar
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Dadri, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Dadri, Gautam Buddh Nagar
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Dadri, Gautam Buddh Nagar
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

A man tried to vandalised a mosque. The incident happened in Dadri, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The man entered the mosque and threw the microphones on the grounds and tried to ransack the place. The man was inebriated. The locals called the police. The police arrested the man under sections 147, 252, 504, and 506 of the IPC. Gautam Buddh Nagar is considered to be a sensitive area.