A youth attacked by BJP leaders

2014-09-18

Main Information

  • Victim Names Undisclosed
  • Date of Incident 2014-09-18
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Inter-religious marriage / elopement / affair
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Manoj Sharma, Lalitesh Lodhi, Rajat Thakur, Aman Gupta, Yatin Dixit, K K Goswami, and 40 unnamed activists
  • State Haryana
  • City/District Bhiwani, Nauranganad, Gandhi Park, Bhiwani
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Nauranganad, Gandhi Park, Bhiwani
  • Perpetrator Organization Other Right Wing Hindutva
  • Place of incident N/A

A youth was attacked in Bhiwani, Haryana. He was assaulted by the members of BJP Yuva Morcha. He had come to meet the girl whom he intended to marry and her family who were from a different community. 46 members of the BJP Yuva Morcha beat him up in the name of Love Jihad. His motorcycle was also set ablaze. The family said that the accused were informed that the family knows the background of the man and the intention of the couple to get married. Police lodged an FIR against the 6 leaders of the organization along with 40 unnamed activists.