This is not this first instance of religious violence in the community, with many such instances of religious extremism and hatred a repeated occuring in the past as well
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The men destroyed loudspeakers, attacked those praying and hurled threats after barging inside the site at around 9pm.
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“Those offering Namaz were beaten up without any provocation. It is not the first incident in Karnal. Many such incidents of attack on Muslim community have happened in the past. We don't get much help from the police on several occasions,” community representative Inaam Khan told the publication.
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Kunjpura SHO Raj Kumar said a case had been registered. Describing the incident as a "minor altercation", he said no arrests had been made in connection with the incident.
This story originally appeared in The Hindu.
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