Muslim youth stabbed by Bajrang Dal members

2021-04-01

Main Information

  • Victim Names Aswid Ansar Mohammed, Ashwini Shanubhag
  • Date of Incident 2021-04-01
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Inter-religious marriage / elopement / affair
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Balachandra, Dhanush Bhandary, Jayaprashanth , Anil Kumar
  • State Karnataka
  • City/District Mangaluru, Pumpwell, Mangaluru, Karnataka
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Pumpwell, Mangaluru, Karnataka
  • Perpetrator Organization Other Right Wing Hindutva
  • Place of incident N/A

2. Source of information: □ News Report 1. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/mangaluru-moral-policing-four-bajrang-dal-men-held-for-stabbing-youth/articleshow/81881840.cms 2. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2021/apr/03/muslim-youth-stabbed-in-mangaluru-by-bajrang-dal-goons-for-traveling-with-hindu-girl-2285128.html 3. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/boy-stabbed-for-travelling-with-girl-from-different-faith-in-mangalore-4-arrested-1786873-2021-04-03 3. Date of incident: 1 April 2021 4. Location of incident {Please write Area, City & State}: Pumpwell, Mangaluru, Karnataka 5. State Govt at the time of the incident: Bharatiya Janata Party 6. Place of incident: □ Public transport 7. Number of victims {approximately}: 2 8. Number of people killed: 0 9. Number of people injured: 1 10. Name of the victim(s) {Pls put a comma after every name}: Aswid Ansar Mohammed, Ashwini Shanubhag 11. Religious and caste background of the victim(s): MUSLIM, HINDU 12. Brief description of incident {5 lines in your own words, this should be the summary of all sources put together}: A Muslim youngster who was accompanying his childhood female friend on a journey to Bangalore in search of jobs was stabbed by Bajrang Dal members. The bus was stopped and the duo were asked to get off the bus after which both suffered injuries. Leader of the affiliation stood by the incident, stating they were protecting their community from Love Jihad.