Kodinhi: A man killed for converting to Islam

2016-11-19

Main Information

  • Victim Names Faisal Pullani
  • Date of Incident 2016-11-19
  • Nature of Violence Murder/Lynch
  • Causal factors Attack against work/ideology/activism of individual or group
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator RSS workers
  • State Kerala
  • City/District Malappuram, Kodinhi
  • Party in Power CPI (M)

Other Information

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

Faisal Pullani (earlier Aneesh Kumar), who worked as a driver in Saudi Arabia, was hacked to death after he converted to Islam. His family claimed that he had received threats from other family members over his conversion. The police arrested 12 people, including his brother-in-law K Vinod, a VHP member, in connection with the murder.