Communal violence in Kalina and Kurla

2014-10-06

Main Information

  • Victim Names Undisclosed
  • Date of Incident 2014-10-06
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Maharashtra
  • City/District Mumbai, Kalina and Kurla, Mumbai
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Kalina and Kurla, Mumbai
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

A fight broke out among the kids in a locality in Mumbai. The fight got heated when their parents got involved. It got a communal angle when a durga procession was passing through. One of the women died of the heart attack in the brawl. She was 65 years old. She died on her way to the hospital in the ambulance. Police had to interfere. Police arrested 3 Muslim men and 1 non-Muslim man in the incident.