Muslim man assaulted in train in Ujjain

2022-01-14

Main Information

  • Victim Names Asif Shaikh, (woman’s name undisclosed)
  • Date of Incident 2022-01-14
  • Nature of Violence Vandalism/Hooliganism
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Pintu Kaushal (Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad)
  • State Madhya Pradesh
  • City/District Ujjain, Public Transport
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

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

A Muslim man travelling with a married Hindu woman who happened to be a family friend was beaten up by the members of the Bajrang Dal while traveling in a train. The mob assaulted the man and took him to the police station at Ujjain terming the incidence as ‘Love Jihad’. The police released the man and the woman upon the arrival of their parents. No FIR was registered against the Bajrang Dal activists.