Dimapur rape and mob lynching

2015-03-05

Main Information

  • Victim Names Syed Farid Khan
  • Date of Incident 2015-03-05
  • Nature of Violence Murder/Lynch
  • Causal factors Other
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Mob
  • State Nagaland
  • City/District Dimapur, Dimapur
  • Party in Power NPF

Other Information

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

Syed Farid Khan had allegedly raped a girl who was from Nagaland. The local crowd got so violent over this that they raided the local jail, took Khan out of the jail, paraded him naked and killed him in full public view. The police could not do anything.