H. Farook Murdered for Atheism
2017-09-12
Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam (DVK) activist and atheist H Farook (31), was murdered in Coimbatore on Thursday night on the orders of a Muslim right wing group who is also Bengaluru blast convict, said reports. He was an iron scrap merchant from Bilal Estate in South Ukkadam. Farook, who belonged to pro-Periyar rationalist group DVK, was killed because of a Facebook post in which one of his children held a placard saying ‘Kadavul illai, Kadavul illai, Kadavul illai (No God, No God, No God)’. The suspect, M Asradh (31), has surrended. But police believe the murder was carried out by a gang of four belonging to a banned group. Asradh surrendered before a district magistrate confessing to the murder
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