Muslim men beaten to death over New Year’s music

2018-01-01

Main Information

  • Victim Names Wasim Ansari, Hasibu Ansari
  • Date of Incident 2018-01-01
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Jharkhand
  • City/District Ranchi, Mandar,Ranchi
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Mandar,Ranchi
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

A Muslim man Wasim Ansari was killed by a mob in Mandar, Jharkhand. The crowd was playing loud music and Wasim reportedly told them to not play loud music as they were near a Muslim cemetry. The crowd got angry and started beating him and his two friends. The two friends managed to escape but he was killed after being struck in the head with a sharp kitchen tool. People blocked the national motorway to demand the arrest of the suspect but it was cleared away by the police. Police told the two communities to maintain peace.