Youth attacked for posting pictures of having beef

2019-07-12

Main Information

  • Victim Names Mohammad Faizan
  • Date of Incident 2019-07-12
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Dinesh Kumar, Agathian, Ganesh Kumar, Mohan Kumar
  • State Tamil Nadu
  • City/District Nagapattinam, Boravachery
  • Party in Power AIADMK

Other Information

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

A Muslim man consumed beef soup and posted a picture on the Facebook with the caption, “Whatever you say, beef is the best.” This enraged some of the people and the man, Mohammad Faizan was attacked for the post. He was attacked by 4 people who thrashed him with sickles and rods leaving him on the road bleeding profusely. He had to be admitted to the district headquarters hospital in Nagapattinam. Police arrested the 4 culprits.