15-year-old boy refuses to say ‘Jai Shri Ram’, set ablaze

2019-07-28

Main Information

  • Victim Names Khalid Ansari
  • Date of Incident 2019-07-28
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Hurting religious sentiments
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Chandauli, Dudhari bridge, Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Dudhari bridge, Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Four members in the Chandauli region of Uttar Pradesh set a 15-year-old Muslim kid on fire after he refused to chant "Jai Shri Ram." The incident happened on Sunday night, and the youngster has been admitted into Varanasi's Kabir Chaura Hospital. The youngster with 60% burns is reportedly in critical condition. When the kid refused to chant "Jai Shri Ram," he was set on fire. He made this statement in front of the hospital camera. "Four men kidnapped me while I was walking on the Dudhari Bridge. My hand was bound by two of them, while the third one started pouring kerosene. Then they burned me on fire and escaped," he claimed. Later, he claimed that he was coerced into