Muslim youth beaten up by Right Wing outfit

2018-02-16

Main Information

  • Victim Names Aqib Qazi, Aqib’s friend, Aqib’s friend’s family
  • Date of Incident 2018-02-16
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Unknown
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Muzaffarnagar, Muzaffarnagar
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

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

Right Wing Hindu extremists allegedly beat up a Muslim youth while he was waiting for his female friend at her house. The Hindutva members along with the neighbours of the girl barged into the girl’s house while Aqib was having tea with her parents. Realizing the situation, he quickly jumped to action and locked himself in a room after being assaulted by the mob. When the parents of the girls tried to stop the mob, they were beaten up too. A minor girl was present in the house at the time of the incident and she was beaten up too. Police arrested two accused. An FIR against a dozen people was registered under section 147, 149, 354-A, and under POCSO Act. The mob also set his bike on fire.