Muslims beaten and forced to chant Vande Matram

2020-02-24

Main Information

  • Victim Names Kaushar Ali, Faizan (Dead), and others
  • Date of Incident 2020-02-24
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Manufactured Rumour
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Delhi Police
  • State Delhi
  • City/District Delhi, North East Delhi
  • Party in Power AAP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident North East Delhi
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

In a gruesome incident that took place during the anti CAA protests in the nation's capital. 5 Muslim men were trashed by the police with lathis and forced to chant, “Vande Mataram”. In the viral video the victims can be seen lying motionless on the ground. Later he was taken into police custody and allegedly assaulted again by the police. The police officer allegedly asked Faizan “mil gayi aazadi?” He was left with a broken jaw and bleeding skull, when his family was summoned by police to take him home. When taken to hospital he was declared dead.