Tension prevailed at Sandal Kalan village in Haryana’s Sonepat district on Monday, a day after a mob of 20 armed males allegedly attacked individuals providing prayers and vandalized a mosque.

Police stated 9 individuals have been injured within the incident that occurred round 9pm on Sunday when individuals have been providing Ramzan prayers within the one-room mosque, constructed by “community funding”.

The armed males have been residents of the identical village, they stated, including the police have recovered CCTV footage of the world wherein the attackers may very well be seen carrying bamboo sticks and roaming the streets freely.

Nine of the injured have been admitted to the civil hospital in Sonepat.

Security was tightened within the village. Sonepat police commissioner B Satheesh Balan visited the village and stated that an FIR has been registered towards 10 accused by identify and 9 unknown individuals. He stated 16 individuals have been detained and investigation is underway.

One of the injured, Sabir Ali, stated the attackers all of the sudden barged into the mosque and began abusing them. “Then, they attacked us with sticks and sharp-edged weapons. They didn’t spare ladies and kids. This is an try and create a communal divide. We respect each faith and had by no means seen such an incident within the village earlier,” he added.