Communal violence in Atali

2015-07-01

Main Information

  • Victim Names Ishaq Khan Namberdar, Khatun, and others
  • Date of Incident 2015-07-01
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Haryana
  • City/District Faridabad, Atali
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Atali
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

5 Hindu men barged into a mosque during the time of prayer and started beating everyone. They even beat the Imam of the mosque. They broke the door and the windows of the mosque. Later it turned into a communal violence. Many Muslims left the village out of fear. Hindus blame Muslims that they misbehaved near a temple and they cannot be tolerated. Muslims and Dalits in the village are always looked down upon. Heavy police force was deployed in the village. Police arrested 10 people in the violence.