A group of 10 to 15 masked men armed with swords, iron rods and glass bottles reached the event venue on motorcycles around noon and tried to barge into the prayer meeting venue.
A congregation at prayer in Maharashtra’s Kohlapur was attacked ahead of Christmas on Sunday. A group of nearly 20 masked people had attacked the group, who had gathered at the home of a local at Kowad village, when prayers were in progress.
Twelve people were injured, some of them seriously. Four people have been admitted in the local hospital.
A group of around 15 men, who came on motorcycles around noon, had tried to barge into the house of one Bhimsen Chauhan when the service was in progress.
The incident comes on the back of a debate on intolerance against minorities in India. A group of 10 to 15 masked men armed with swords, iron rods and glass bottles reached the event venue on motorcycles around noon and tried to barge into the house, PTI quoted police as saying.
A case has been filed and investigations are on, the police said. The government is yet to comment on the matter.
