Bihar teacher trashed by locals

2019-01-26

Main Information

  • Victim Names Afzal Hussain
  • Date of Incident 2019-01-26
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Bihar
  • City/District Katihar, Abdullahpur,Katihar
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Abdullahpur,Katihar
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Locals in Bihar savagely beat a Muslim teacher because he had refused to sing "Vande Mataram" on the occasion of Republic Day. Afzal Hussain, a Muslim teacher, was allegedly beaten by some locals after a fight broke out over the teacher's unwillingness to sing Vande Mataram at a primary school. according to a video of the incident that apparently went popular on social media.