Meat thrown inside mosque, one killed in Mau

2017-06-22

Main Information

  • Victim Names Mohd Yunus , Mohammad Jabbar
  • Date of Incident 2017-06-22
  • Nature of Violence Murder/Lynch
  • Causal factors Hurting religious sentiments
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Unknown
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Mau, Nasirpur
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Nasirpur
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Around 2-4 bikers threw a piece of meat, alleged as pork, inside the mosque premises when Yunus and Jabbar were returning after performing namaz. The two tried to stop the perpetrators when the bikers opened fire on them in which 70-year old Yunus died and Jabbar escaped somehow. Tension emerged in the area and no festive ambiance was seen on Eid. The body was taken for post-mortem and the villagers were assured of arresting the perpetrators.