Muslim tanga driver harassed in Lucknow

2021-08-25

Main Information

  • Victim Names Noor Alam
  • Date of Incident 2021-08-25
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

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

A Muslim tanga owner Noor Alam was harassed in Lucknow because his tanga-cart was painted in green colour with a crescent moon and a star. The tanga driver was forced to chant ‘Pakistan Murdabad’. ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’, ‘Jai Hind’, and ‘Hindustan Zindabad.’ Noor said that he had the crescent and the star painted from the past 20-22 years. The video of the unidentified man and the tanga driver was shared on social media. The crescent and the star are the symbols of Islam while the Pakistani flag has a white stripe on the left additionally with the celestial objects.