Mob sets fire to six Muslim homes in Chhattisgarh
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A mob vandalised and set fire to six houses belonging to Muslims in Dutkaiya village of Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband district on Sunday, leaving at least seven security personnel injured as they tried to protect the residents, The Hindu quoted the police as saying.
The violence followed a series of incidents earlier in the day in which three men – one of whom had been released on bail in a 2024 temple desecration case – allegedly assaulted four persons and robbed two mobile phones, The Indian Express reported.
One of the persons who was assaulted was reportedly a witness in the earlier case about the alleged vandalism of the Chaveshwar Shiva temple in the village, The Hindu reported.
One of the three persons accused of vandalising the temple had been sent to a juvenile correctional centre and later released on bail, the police said. He had reportedly not returned to the village until the early hours of Sunday, when the alleged assaults took place.
The three men were arrested by about 6 pm, The Indian Express reported.
However, tensions escalated when a small group vandalised the home of one of the men allegedly involved in the desecration of the temple, prompting a police team to urge the residents against further provocation, The Hindu reported.
But a larger mob from Dutkaiya and neighbouring villages gathered later in the...