Gujarat: 'Affair' with tribal girl proves costly, Muslim man beaten to death

2019-07-26

Main Information

  • Victim Names Faiz
  • Date of Incident 2019-07-26
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Caste Violence
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Ajay Vasava, Vijay Vasava, Akshay Vasava , Dinesh Vasava
  • State Gujarat
  • City/District Jhagadia, Jhagadia Tehsil, Bharuch district, Gujarat
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Jhagadia Tehsil, Bharuch district, Gujarat
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Speaking about the claimed relationship, the spokesperson confirmed, "The girl had stopped seeing the boy for the last month, and this would have motivated him to go to Boridra village to meet her. When her relatives found him in the community, they beat him with iron and wooden rods.” According to reports, a Muslim boy in Gujarat's Bharuch district was killed by beatings because he was loving a tribal girl. the 18-year-old victim was assaulted by the girl's family on Thursday and died as a result of her injuries the following day.