In Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, a Hindu family attacked by Muslim neighbors, because they were performing ‘aarti’ of Bhagwan Ganesh. As per the information, the Muslim youth Salman and Chhotu Khan attacked the family with Lathis and blades, when they were peacefully doing bhajans and aarti.

This heinous incident occurred on 21st September 2023. As a result of this assault, most of the members of the Hindu family sustained serious injuries.

The incident occurred in the Prajapati Mohalla on the ‘Gende Wali Road’ which comes under the Janakganj police station area in Gwalior. Jitendra Yadav, son of Bharat Singh Yadav, who lives in Prajapati Mohalla, has installed an idol of Lord Ganesh in the locality.

As per the family, they were celebrating the auspicious festival of Ganesh Chaturthi and performing Ganesh Puja. When Urmila Yadav, a family member initiated the aarti ceremony at the Ganesh pandal and switched on the sound system, Salman Khan and Chhotu Khan, immediately came there and attacked the Hindu family with with swords and lathis.

Jitendra Yadav was hit in the head with a sword. The family was in utter shock due to sudden assault. Jitendra’s mother Urmila Yadav, neighbor Jaswant Khatik, and few others came to their rescue, and they got some grave injuries as well.

The assault was so much brutal that four individuals, including a mother and her son, suffered injuries, and hospitalized immediately. The family lodged a complaint with the local Police station, who have registered a case and initiated an active search for the suspects involved in this incident.

According to the Janakganj Police Station In-charge Vipendra Singh Chauhan, Police have filed an attempt to murder case against Salman Khan, Irfan, Parvez, and Chhotu Khan, several other attackers.