Godhra: 3 boys brutally assaulted after refusing to chant Jai Shree Ram

2019-08-01

Main Information

  • Victim Names Hafiz Sohel Bhagat, Hafiz Samir Bhagat, Hafiz Salman Giteli
  • Date of Incident 2019-08-01
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Caste Violence
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Gujarat
  • City/District Godhra, Bawani Madhi, Godhra, Gujarat
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Bawani Madhi, Godhra, Gujarat
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Three teenage men were allegedly severely attacked in Godhra for refusing to chant "Jai Shree Ram." Six men are accused of attacking the youngsters, Hafiz Sohel Bhagat, Hafiz Samir Bhagat, and Hafiz Salman Giteli, with knives on the evening of August 1, 2019. The youngsters were riding their motorbikes through the neighbourhood of Bawani Madhi, which is mostly populated by members of the majority group, around 11 o'clock. Six as-yet-unidentified males are said to have stopped them, demanding to know why they were in the area and demanding that they chant the slogan of Jai Shree Ram. The boys were attacked with knives and some other weapons when they refused. The boys were admitted after suffering severe injuries, including head injuries.