Imam's son killed in Ram Navami violence

2018-03-28

Main Information

  • Victim Names Sibtulla Rashidi
  • Date of Incident 2018-03-28
  • Nature of Violence Murder/Lynch
  • Causal factors Instigate Communal Riots / Clash
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Hindu Right Wing
  • State West Bengal
  • City/District Paschim Bardhaman, Railpar
  • Party in Power AITMC

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Railpar
  • Perpetrator Organization Other Right Wing Hindutva
  • Place of incident N/A

The imam of a mosque in West Bengal’s Asansol, Maulana Imdadul Rashidi lost his 16 year son Sibtulla Rashidi in the Ram Navami violence. He was found on Wednesday after he went missing following a clash on Tuesday in Asansol’s Railpar area. Sibtulla was the younger of the two sons of Rashidi, who has been performing the duties of the imam at Noorani Mosque for about 30 years. Rashidi made an impassioned plea to the people gathered at the Idgah Maidan where his son was buried on Thursday. “My son has died, but I don’t want anyone else to lose his child. If you strike back, I shall leave this town,”.