Communal violence in Bharuch

2015-01-15

Main Information

  • Victim Names Rafik Shaikh, Pratik Patel, Sandeep Chhana, and others
  • Date of Incident 2015-01-15
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Gujarat
  • City/District Bharuch, Ambeta Village, Hansot, Bharuch
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Ambeta Village, Hansot, Bharuch
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Violence broke out in Hansot, Bharuch. It started when a boy from the Muslim community was beaten for catching the kites in the village by the majority community. Then then, clashes erupted in the area. There was stone pelting from both sides. 10 people got injured. 3 people got killed including the boy that was thrashed. The other two died in the hospital. Extra police forces were deployed to take control of the situation. Shops were also burnt down in the area.