Riyas Moulavy Murder

2017-04-01

Main Information

  • Victim Names Riyas Moulavy
  • Date of Incident 2017-04-01
  • Nature of Violence Murder/Lynch
  • Causal factors Instigate Communal Riots / Clash
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator
  • State Kerala
  • City/District Kasargode, Choori
  • Party in Power CPI (M)

Other Information

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

Riyas, a 30-year-old from Kodagu in Karnataka, was hacked to death in his retiring room attached to a mosque at Choori in Kasaragod town. Mosque khatib Abdul Azeez Musaliyar, who was sleeping in another room, was woken up by the commotion. He stepped out to find a group of people throwing stones at the building. He found Riyas lying in a pool of blood, his throat slit.