Muslim man brutally assaulted by cow vigilantes

2019-08-14

Main Information

  • Victim Names Mohammed Shabbir
  • Date of Incident 2019-08-14
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Transportation of cattle
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Karnataka
  • City/District Gulbarga, Naya Moholla , Sultanpur, Gulbarga
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Naya Moholla , Sultanpur, Gulbarga
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Mohammed Shabbir, a Muslim tamtam driver and resident of Naya Mohalla, was brutally attacked by cow vigilantes when he was transporting animal waste to a point of disposal. They blocked his car, began punching him, and splashed his eyes with fuel. At the time of the incident, Shabbir had stopped at Sultanpur X Roads in Gulbarga to refuel his car. He lives in the Naya Mohalla neighbourhood of the Hajj Committee in Gulbarga.