Rajasamand brutal lynching

2017-12-06

Main Information

  • Victim Names Afrazul Khan
  • Date of Incident 2017-12-06
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Shambhu Lal Raigar
  • State Rajasthan
  • City/District Rajasamand, Rajasamand
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

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

A Muslim labourer from west Bengal was hacked by a cleaver and the his body was set on fire in Rajasamand by a man named Shambhu Lal Raigar. He was killed over a suspected case of Love Jihad. The killer even made a video of killing him which went viral on social media and sparked an outrage in the nation. The family of the victim wanted the killer to be hanged. Several protests were seen in many parts of Rajasthan after the incident.