Muslim man assaulted, forced to chant Jai Shri Ram

2022-01-07

Main Information

  • Victim Names Zeeshan Khan
  • Date of Incident 2022-01-07
  • Nature of Violence Harassment
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Jeetu Shaw
  • State Jharkhand
  • City/District Dhanbad, Gandhi Chowk
  • Party in Power JMM

Other Information

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

A Muslim man named Zeeshan Khan was passing by the spot when he allegedly used abusive words for one of the BJP leaders and was stopped by the BJP workers and assaulted. He was forced to chant Jai Shri Ram and then made to squat, spit on the ground and lick his own spit. He managed to flee from the spot. 32 year old Zeeshan suffers from bipolar disorder. The incident occurred in the presence of BJP MP PN Singh, BJP MLA Raj Sinha and other leaders. 4 people were arrested and 1 was named by the Dhanbad Police.