durga visarjan

A Hindu man Sudhakar Tiwari was brutally attacked by an Islamist mob during the Durga Visarjan procession in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, highlighting violence against Hindus. He was found unconscious near a mosque.

The injured brothers said that “Jo dikhe usey kaat do [Slaughter whoever you see]” announcements were being made from the mosques. Consequently, Muslim mobs came out on the streets with swords and sticks.

Post mortem report of Ram Gopal Mishra mentions 40 entry wounds and 2 exit wounds, and confirms that he died due to gunshots

SP Bahraich, Vrinda Shukla said that "5 people have been arrested. Two of them have been injured in police firing"

Two Hindu youths were stabbed by Angur Alam and others during the Durga Visarjan procession in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh

Zaheer Khan, the first name accused in the murder of Ram Gopal Mishra, was trying to flee to Nepal when he was apprehended near the Raji crossing in Mahsi block of the district.

 "People from the mosque attacked us. I don't remember much as they attacked us. I was injured on my head and moved unconscious. The police brought me here," said Sudhankar Tiwari, whom Islamists attacked along with Ram Gopal Mishra on 13th October during a visarjan procession of the Goddess Durga idol in the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh

Massive violence was reported on Saturday, 12th October from the Behraich, Maharajganj, and Kaushambi regions of Uttar Pradesh, Howrah region of West Bengal, Sitamadhi region of Bihar, and Gadhva region of Jharkhand. The Islamists in each case launched deliberate attacks on the Durga immersion procession carried by Hindus, causing massive unrest and violence in respective areas.

Eyewitnesses of the Bahraich incident have alleged that when police used lathi-charge to disperse Hindus demanding arrest of those who pelted stones on procession, members of Abdul Hameed's family pulled the Hindu man and killed him.

A local court in Telangana acquitted 24 Muslim men in the 2008 Bhainsa communal riots that took place during Durga visarjan.