Kashmiri student assaulted in Bengaluru

2019-03-20

Main Information

  • Victim Names Absar Zahoor Dhar
  • Date of Incident 2019-03-20
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Nithin, Manjesh, Gautham, Abhi alias Santhosh
  • State Karnataka
  • City/District Bengaluru, Market
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

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

Dhar, a studying civil engineering, ran into trouble after going to the gym on March 19. A group of four to five individuals approached Dhar as he was drinking coffee at the Madouk Cafe and accused him of eve-teasing. One of the individuals in the group identified himself as Nithin. Nithin and his friends warned him and left the cafe after Dhar gently rejected the claim. The following day, while Dhar was at an ice cream shop in AECS Layout, the suspects, armed with iron rods, took him outside and started beating him up without warning. This time, the accused claimed that he was recklessly riding his bike. Dhar sustained several injuries on head and body. The accused were arrested and granted bail within a day.