Extremists Attack Mosques, Muslim Families Fled from Rajasthan Town

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More than a hundred Muslim families have fled several tribal-dominated villages in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district after extremist Bajrang Dal activists destroyed a village mosque with explosives and subjected them to a series of attacks over three consecutive days last week, an Indian daily reported on Friday. Nearly 30 people have been arrested in this connection. Police have claimed that the alleged mastermind of these incidents, RSS's Iklera tehsil karyawahak, Kanwarlal Meena, and his accomplice, Devi Lal, an ex-convict, are absconding. The local administration has already started reconstructing the 20-25 feet wide mosque with the help of the community. Another mosque in Ratanpura village, which was partially damaged, is also being repaired. Local Muslims complained that the harassment started a day after 14 Bajrang Dal activists were injured in police firing at Iklera police station on September 16. The activists had turned unruly after they were rounded up for travelling without tickets to Jhalawar to participate in a VHP meeting.

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