By IndiaTomorrow.net,
Atali village, Ballabgarh, Haryana, 28 May 2015: Till 5 PM on 25th May, almost everything was normal in this village of a mixed population of Hindus and Muslims. But what happened in next two hours that day has changed the look of the village for long and divided the hearts perhaps for years and decades to come. The loot, arson and rioting targeting Muslims in the Atali village once again signifies that the menace of riot continues thriving in India irrespective of which political party rules the country or states.
Dozens of homes, vehicles and shops of Muslims were ransacked and put on fire by a mob of the Hindu majority community as they were against the reconstruction of an old mosque whose title suit was contested in the court. Hundreds of members of the minority community had to flee their homes to save their lives while dozens of them were wounded as the rioters chased and attacked them with crude sharp weapons. Even three days after the rioting, over 200 people are still sheltered in the premises of Ballabgarh city police station.
Loot and Arson:
Injured Persons Being Treated at Hospital:
Hasnu Khan was attacked on 27 May
Community Leaders meet victims and survivors:
Leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind were the first among other Muslim leaders to reach Atali village and the police station where over 200 victims were taking refuge. Jamaat leaders also visited the hospital and the met the injured persons.
2nd from left: Nusrat Ali, Vice President and Mohammad Salim Engineer, Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami Hnd talking to an injured person at Badshah Khan Hospital in Faridabad, Haryana.
Nusrat Ali, Vice President and Mohammad Salim Engineer, Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami Hnd talking with riot victims at Ballabgarh City Police Station in Faridabad.
Inamur Rahman from Jamaat’s public relations dept noting down complaints from riot victims
Muslim women taking shelter inside the premises of a police station in Haryana:
