Muslim auto driver beaten by cow vigilantes

2017-10-13

Main Information

  • Victim Names Azad, Sonu, Azad’s brother, and relatives
  • Date of Incident 2017-10-13
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Ram Kishore, Dilip, Lakhan
  • State Haryana
  • City/District Faridabad, Bajdi Gaon, Faridabad
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Bajdi Gaon, Faridabad
  • Perpetrator Organization Other Right Wing Hindutva
  • Place of incident N/A

Five people were beaten up by cow vigilantes near Faridabad. They were accused of carrying beef. Azad, the autorickshaw driver accompanied by Sonu, a minor, was carrying buffalo meat to a shop. They were stopped by 6 men in a car who accused them of beef. They were taken to Bajri village where Azad was aggressively beaten by about 40 men. He passed out for two hours. The mob was still there and they forced him to say ‘Jai Hanuman’ and ‘Jai Gau Mata’. He refused. He called his brother and relatives but they were beaten up too. They even poured petrol on him and were about to light him but he was saved by a police officer. They rode motorcycles over him too. Three people were arrested by the cops.