Inter-religious elope; a Muslim killed

2017-05-02

Main Information

  • Victim Names Ghulam Mohammad, Shakeel, Yaseen
  • Date of Incident 2017-05-02
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Unknown
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Bulandshahr, Bulandshahr
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

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

Ghulam Mohammed was lynched by a voilent mob. He was lynched for showing support towards inter-religious marriage. A similar marriage had occured recently between a Muslim boy and a Hindu girl in the village which he was supporting. Hindu Yuva Vahini, a group of vigilantes, attacked Ghulam.