Youth stabbed to death after throwing chilli powder

2019-06-14

Main Information

  • Victim Names Dayanath Khan
  • Date of Incident 2019-06-14
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Unknown
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Lohith, Hemanth
  • State Karnataka
  • City/District Honnali, Honnali, Karnataka
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Honnali, Karnataka
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

A Muslim youth was allegedly stabbed to death by his friendS after they threw chilli powder in his eyes. Three of his friends took Dayanath Khan to a party from his home. On their way back, they took him to a field where they quarreled with him. When things got heated up, they threw chilli powder in his eyes and stabbed him to death. Two of the accused were caught by the police. The incident might have happened due to a love affair as Dayanath was in a one sided love with a girl.