Muslim vendors abused and stopped from selling

2020-04-11

Main Information

  • Victim Names Mohammed Shamim and 4 others
  • Date of Incident 2020-04-11
  • Nature of Violence Economic boycott
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Bundelkhand, Mahoba
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

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

Few vendors visited town to sell their items, upon arriving several people tried to buy the goods. But then when a group of people mentioned that these vendors were muslim and told everyone that they were spreading the corona virus, everyone left. And the people who bought stuff from them returned it as well. These vendors were assaulted and asked to leave then. The vendors have filed a complaint against these actions.