Madrasa student allegedly thrashed in train

2019-06-18

Main Information

  • Victim Names Mohd Farman Niazi
  • Date of Incident 2019-06-18
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Aligarh, Khair
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Khair
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

A Muslim madrasa student Farman Niazi was assaulted in a train in Aligarh. He was assaulted because of his clothing. Some 10-15 men sat beside him in the train while he was on his way to Bareilly. They started taunting him. They threw his skull cap, tore his kurta pajama, and broke his spectacles. They beat him up until he fell unconscious. When he came back to his senses he saw himself lying in a field in Khair. A woman along with some locals helped him go home after seeing his Aadhar card. An FIR was lodged against the unknown people at Jawan Police Station