Stones pelted at passing Muharram procession

2014-11-05

Main Information

  • Victim Names Undisclosed
  • Date of Incident 2014-11-05
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Celebration of Festivals
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Bareilly, Saidpur village , Bareilly
  • Party in Power SP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Saidpur village , Bareilly
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

A Taziya procession was attacked with stones in Bareilly. The incident happened in Saidpur village. The procession took a wrong route. The people of the other community objected to it. Both the communities pelted stones at each other. 7 people got injured. Police came and took the situation under control.