Muslim man assaulted on his way to mosque

2021-05-06

Main Information

  • Victim Names Abdul Samad Saifi
  • Date of Incident 2021-05-06
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Clothing and appearance
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Pravesh Gujjar
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Ghaziabad, Loni, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Loni, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

An elderly man was abducted on his way to prayer and was taken to a hut in a nearby forested area. He was offered a lift in an autorickshaw. Two other men sat in and told him to stay. He was thrashed in the hut by around 5 men. They even cut off his beard. They chanted slogans of Jai Shri ram and showed him the videos of other Muslims being attacked. They even boasted that they have slaugtered many Muslims before. Police arrested one person who is thought to be the main accused. The police said that necessary actions are taken.