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Thrashed by Hindutva extremists and detained by Police over participating in Garba event


Thrashed by Hindutva extremists and detained by Police over participating in Garba event Four Muslims, including two students, who were volunteers – got arrested from a college Garba event in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Sunday after a large group of right-wing Hindutva extremists barged in and went on the rampage, accusing the college of promoting "Love Jihad". The police said they had "preventive arrest" after clashes at the Oxford College and the men were released on bail. A magistrate ordered the release of Adnan Shah, Mohammad Umar, Abdul Qadir and Syed Saqib after they submitted bonds of 50,000 each. The right-wing Hindu extremist group that stormed the college festivities belonged to the Bajrang Dal, which is linked to the state's ruling BJP. No action was taken against them.



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Incidence on
Oct. 11, 2021, 2:57 p.m.
Nature of Violence
  • Physical Attack
Prime Facie Factors
  • Anti-Muslim Hate Campaign
Name of the Victim
Four Muslims, including two students
Name of the Perpetrator
Right-wing Hindutva extremists
Action taken so far
No action against Bajrang Dal extremists.
Location

City
Indore
State
Madhya Pradesh,    India

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