Muslim Man killed by RSS activists in Sonbhadra

2019-03-20

Main Information

  • Victim Names Mohammed Anwar
  • Date of Incident 2019-03-20
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Sonbhadra, Parsoi Village
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

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

On the evening of Holika Dahan, Anwar was wandering through the hamlet after dinner when he noticed about 20 guys gathered close to Imam Chowk. Anwar's wife informed him that something was going on near Imam Chowk and urged him to check it out as it wasn't the location of Holika's burning. When Anwar arrived there, he was attacked with an axe from behind. The mob choked him before beating him. Nobody from the community came to save him. When his family carried him to the hospital with the assistance of the police, it was already too late as Anwar was pronounced dead when he arrived.