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Mob Violence • Attack on Place of Worship · LLA-000040

Bhong Ganesh temple attack

Date
4 August 2021
Location
Bhong, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
Community
Hindu
Incident type
Mob Violence, Attack on Temple / Place of Worship
Religious / Identity Motive ReportedCredible sources report a religious or identity motive; not conclusively established.

A mob attacked a Hindu temple in Bhong, Rahim Yar Khan, on 4 August 2021 after a Hindu boy was accused of blasphemy. Pakistan's Supreme Court took notice and the temple was restored.

Temple Incident Details

Temple / sacred site
Ganesh Temple, Bhong
Tradition / sampradaya
Not recorded
Incident type
Mob Attack, Religious Statue / Murti Desecration
Damage type
Murti / sacred image damaged, Structural / building damage
Was anyone inside?
Unknown
Investigation status
Arrest Made
Law-enforcement agency
Not publicly identified
Last updated
2026-10-03

Evidence Concerning Targeting or Motive

No specific evidence of motive has been recorded. A perpetrator's religion is never treated as evidence of motive.

Casualties / Displacement

Fatalities
Unknown
Injuries
Unknown
Displaced
Unknown

Where credible sources differ, the archive shows confirmed figures and reported estimates separately rather than a single exact number.

Sources

Primary sources

  1. 2021 Bhong temple attack (Wikipedia) — WikipediaCommunity DocumentationOther
    Source

Methodology

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