62 injured in violence against religious minorities from Jan to Nov


FE ONLINE REPORT | Published: December 26, 2020 13:35:30 | Updated: December 26, 2020 22:26:48


62 injured in violence against religious minorities from Jan to Nov

At least 62 people were injured in different violent attacks on religious minorities in the first eleven months of the current calendar year across the country.

Among the injured, one belongs to Buddhist and 61 to Hindu minority group, according to data of Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK).

Apart from this, 58 temples/ monasteries or statues were attacked and incidents of land and property grab were seven, the local independent rights body revealed.

Some 101 people were injured in the attacks on religious minorities in 2019, the ASK data showed.

Besides, 53 houses and 72 temples/monasteries or statues of Hindu community were attacked last year.

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