Muslim man assaulted by Police

2020-08-30

Main Information

  • Victim Names Salim Qureshi
  • Date of Incident 2020-08-30
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Cow Related Violence
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Sandeep Kumar, Vineet Kumar, Raju Kumar, Kundan Kumar
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Ghazipur, Dildarnagar Village, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Dildarnagar Village, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
  • Perpetrator Organization Police / Investigating agency
  • Place of incident N/A

Salim Qureshi, a 55-year-old fruit seller, was brutally assaulted by police personnel at his house. They entered his house and beat him up till a part of his heel came off his right foot. He suffered injuries on his shoulders and arm too. The police then stole Rs 20,000 from Salim’s home and escaped, according to the victim's wife, Sarvari Begum. Police officers in Dildarnagar refused to register an FIR. Begum wrote an application to the superintendent of Ghazipur district, identifying 4 police officers and couldn’t identify the 5th one.