After mosque vandalism, houses torched in Maharashtra

Around 50-60 houses belonging to the minority community were attacked by a Hindutva mob on Sunday, July 16, following the vandalism of a mosque in Maharashtra’s Gajapur village in Kolhapur district.

Led by Maratha royal and former MP Chatrapati Sambhajiraje, thousands of Hindutva protestors



looted houses and torched vehicles. Residents fled to a nearby jungle. It should be noted that Chatrapati Sambhajiraje is the son of the sitting Congress MP of Kolhapur Shahu Shahaji Chhatrapati.

Images of broken glass pieces and arson can be seen in a video that has gone viral on social media platforms.