Unknown men attacked a mosque in the Lakhanpur area of Kathua district in Jammu Kashmir following which Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
In a CCTV footage of the incident, a man can be seen attacking the mosque with stones and damaging it’s windows and doors while recording the entire incident.
The unknown person was later joined by another person in the dark of the night while throwing stones at the mosque located in Jamabagh area near Golden gate in Lakhanpur.
In the video, the two young men can be seen smashing the windows and the gates and causing massive damage to the mosque while being vigil.
As per sources, the mosque is located besides the mosque and there have been attempts previously too in the area to disturb the peaceful environment.
They said that a group of senior citizens consisting of both Hindus and Muslims reached the Police station and demanded an investigation into the incident. They also demanded that the accused be arrested and dealt with strongly under law.
Police has meanwhile said that it has launched an investigation to nab the accused while appealing to the people to maintain calm.