Gorakhpur: Mosque vandalized and three Muslim men attacked by mob

A group of eight men in the village of Gorakhpur vandalized a mosque and attacked three Muslim men.

Event Date: April 26, 2020

Event Time: 12:00 p.m.

Event Location: Bankata Village, Gorakhpur District, Uttar Pradesh 

Victim:  1. Muezzin Abdul Rehman   Victim Age: 35

              2. Sonu Ali                            Victim Age: 25

              3. Azmat Ali                          Victim Age: 50

Victim Place of Residence: Bankata Village, Gorakhpur District, Uttar Pradesh

Suspect: 1. Deepak Singh

               2. Rajan Singh

               3. Jai Singh

               4. Balti Singh

               5. Bhana Singh

               6. Bhola Singh

               7. Two other unknown men

Total Injured: 3

Property Damage: Yes

Property Damage Details:  1. Mosque was vandalized

                                            2. Sound box of loudspeaker was broken

                                            3. Copies of the Quran were thrown

Officials Accountable: Jatashankar, Station House Officer, Sikhriganj Police Station 

Arrests: No

First Incident Report: Not Filed

Case Update: No arrests have been made. 

Statements: “The attackers barged into the mosque and created ruckus. I locked them inside and called police but they came out by climbing the boundary wall and beat me up and hurled abuses. They left but returned with more men and all began thrashing me. My father, who rushed to help me, was also thrashed,” -Sonu Ali, Victim

Sources:

             1. April 28, 2020, Press Reader

             2. April 28, 2020, Hindustan Times

             3. April 28, 2020, The Siasat Daily

             4. April 28, 2020, Hindustan Times