Miscreants burn a mosque and a house

2014-03-19

Main Information

  • Victim Names Hafiz Nazir
  • Date of Incident 2014-03-19
  • 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, Bhaavari, Shmali, Muzaffarnagar
  • Party in Power SP

Other Information

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

Some miscreants set fire on the roof of a mosque. The incident happened in a village in Shamli. On the night of Holi, some miscreants climbed the masjid and placed pieces of wood on the roof. Then they set fire to it. A part of the roof of the mosque got damaged in the fire. The roof of the house next to the mosque also caught fire. The house belonged to Hafiz Nazir. Police came to the spot and managed to extinguish the fire. But they were unable to catch the culprits. They said no evidences could be found regarding the accused men.