Youth Thrashed for not Chanting Jai Shri Ram

2020-06-02

Main Information

  • Victim Names Mohammed Israil
  • Date of Incident 2020-06-02
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Ram Gopal, Rahul Banarwal, Lakhan, Prince, Abhishek, Nitesh Singh
  • State Bihar
  • City/District Champaran, Mehsi, East Champaran, Bihar
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Mehsi, East Champaran, Bihar
  • Perpetrator Organization Other Right Wing Hindutva
  • Place of incident N/A

Israil was on his way over to a friend's house in the event of a power cut when he found himself surrounded by a group of people who forced him to chant “Jai Sri Ram”. Upon his resistance he was attacked with a knife on his head and neck in an attempt to slit his throat. He named 7 accused but complaints were registered only against 6 people. No arrests were made.