ATTACKS ON MOSQUES IN INDIA’S TRIPURA DURING RALLY AGAINST BANGLADESH VIOLENCE

Sat 23 October 2021:

At least six mosques and over a dozen of houses and shops belong to Muslims were vandalised by Hindutva groups RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal across Tripura during protests against Bangladesh violence on Thursday.

Photos and videos accessed by Maktoob show violent right wing mobs who wear saffron and carry swords raising anti-Muslim slogans during protests organised by Viswa Hindu Parishad, Hindu Jagran Manch, Bajrang Dal, and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

Mosques and houses of Muslims attacked by people associated to RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal across Tripura during Hindutva groups’ protest against Bangladesh violence. A mosque burnt in Udaipur by right-wing groups.

Watch: pic.twitter.com/a4RjatjbGz

— Maktoob (@MaktoobMedia) October 21, 2021

Safiqur Rahman, an activist associated to Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) said to Maktoob that at least six mosques were attacked by Hindutva assailants since Wednesday.

A mosque was burnt in Maharani region in Gomathi district’s Udaipur, he confirmed to Maktoob. A government order say Section 144 imposed in the region following call for anti-Muslim violence by Hindutva groups.

Mosques in Krishnagar, Dharmanagar, Panisagar, Chandrapur were also vandalised by saffron wearing youths on Thursday.

#Tripura
Update from
Panisagar, North Tripura District.

A Mosque, near Regional sports school is burnt last night.

Heart wrenching images are coming.#AttacksOnMuslimsInTripura Continues. pic.twitter.com/6kxj7wQXtm

— Sultan… (@SultanTripura) October 22, 2021

According to Tripura Infoways website, participants of a rally brought out by Vishwa Hindu Parishad broke window glasses and CCTV cameras of Krishnagar Jama Masjid.

Mosque in Panisagar in North Tripura district was burnt by Hindu violent mob at 1am on Friday, Rahman said to Maktoob.

Yesterday night, Pal bazar mosque in Tripura was burnt down by hindutva goons. Yesterday, no one was able to visit the affected site. Today somehow few locals took these visuals.#Stop_Communal_Attack #StopAttackingTripuraMuslims pic.twitter.com/GrY0KLUlED

— Mohammad Salman (@writesalman) October 23, 2021

In Kailashahar, a locality near to Tripura’s capital city Agartala, a mob surrounding the mosque shouted “Jai Shri Ram” and placed a saffron flag.

“These all happened during the protests against communal violence in Bangladesh,” Rahman said.

Students Islamic Organisation Tripura, a Muslim student group in the northeast state, urged the authorities to take strict action against attackers and ensure the safety to Muslims in the state.

Tripura: #Hindutva supporters vandalised a mosque after Friday prayers in Palbazar (Ratacherra) Unakoti district.

In last few days a number of mosques and Muslim homes, shops have been attacked . pic.twitter.com/3ERRj6ZEuV

— MuslimMirror.com (@MuslimMirror) October 22, 2021

“We strongly condemn the brutal attack and vandalisation on Advocate Abdul Basit Khan’s house and a mosque (on Waqf land) adjacent to his house by a Hindutva radicalised mob, today,” the Muslim group said in a statement on Thursday.

The attack on Muslim lawyer’s house in Dharmanagar in North Tripura district widely condemned by the Muslim groups in state.

In Kailashahar at Bangladesh border, miscreants placed a saffron flag at the local Mosque.#Tripura #Bangladesh pic.twitter.com/VODsT1nLEU

— Dhairya Maheshwari (@dhairyam14) October 22, 2021

In kailashahar, Hindu groups placed a saffron flag infront of house belonged to Abdul Mannan, a prominent business man in the region.

Scattered reports of vandalism, intimidation and targetting of Mosques and houses of Muslims are emerging from Tripura. Apparently some protests against the anti-minority violence in Bangladesh are turning violent in Tripura
via @sioindia Tripura

— DOTO Database (@dotodatabase) October 21, 2021

“Scattered reports of vandalism, intimidation and targeting of Mosques and houses of Muslims are emerging from Tripura. Apparently, some protests against the anti-minority violence in Bangladesh are turning violent in Tripura,” read a by tweet by DOTO Database, a hate-crimes monitoring and documentation platform.

The anti-Muslim attacks are well-planned, according to a local Muslim activist Sultan.

Responding to the attacks against Muslim minorities in the state, TIPRA chief Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma said “any motivated acts in our state where minorities are attacked as a retaliation to what has happened in Bangladesh must be condemned.”

The politician also appealed for peace amongst all religions in the state.

Any motivated acts in our state where minorities are attacked as a retaliation to what has happened in bangladesh must be condemned ! Please remember Two wrongs don’t make a right …. I appeal for peace amongst all religions in our state .

— Pradyot_Tripura (@PradyotManikya) October 21, 2021

-Source: Maktoob Media

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