Beef arrest: Muslim man died in police custody

2016-10-03

Main Information

  • Victim Names Shahban, Minhaj Ansari, Fahim
  • Date of Incident 2016-10-03
  • Nature of Violence Murder/Lynch
  • Causal factors Cow Related Violence
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Sub-inspector Harish Pathak and 6 other
  • State Jharkhand
  • City/District Jamtara, Jamtara
  • Party in Power NOT DISCLOSED

Other Information

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

On the night of October 3, Jharkhand police swept down on Dighari village in Jamatara district, detaining 22-year-old Minhaz Ansari, and two of his friends, Shahban and Fahim. They were thrashed by sub-inspector Harish Pathak and five or six other police personnel. Minhaj was beaten separately by the police which leads to his death according to co-accused Shahban. CAH report says that Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) district head alleged that the deceased victim uploaded photo of himself with a calf and later with beef on social networking app WhatsApp.