Western UP tense afer communal clash

2015-05-04

Main Information

  • Victim Names Undisclosed
  • Date of Incident 2015-05-04
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Muzaffarnagar, Kandhla, Muzaffarnagar
  • Party in Power SP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Kandhla, Muzaffarnagar
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

5 Muslims were beaten in a train at Kandhla railway station. After a couple of days, members of the Muslim community went to the Kandhla police station and started protesting demanding the immediate arrest of the culprits. They turned violent. They pelted stones at the police station. They even damaged the police vehicles. 17 people including the Muslims and the police got injured. Police took the situation under control