Muslim boy beaten for not chanting Jai Shri Ram

2019-06-29

Main Information

  • Victim Names Taj Mohammad
  • Date of Incident 2019-06-29
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Kanpur, Kidwai Nagar
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

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

A few Hindu men beat up a 16 year old Muslim boy. He became the target of these unidentified goons because of his clothing and appearance. He was wearing a skull cap. The boy was stopped by 3-4 motorcyclists for overtaking them and they questinoned him about the skull cap. They pinned him down and beat him black and blue forcing him to chant Jai Shri Ram. The boy cried for help and some nearby shopkeepers came to his rescue. A case was registered under several sections including section 153(A).