Muslim man lynched in West Bengal

2019-09-04

Main Information

  • Victim Names Kabir Sheikh(dead) & two others injured
  • Date of Incident 2019-09-04
  • Nature of Violence Murder/Lynch
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State West Bengal
  • City/District Murshidabad (Berhampore), Murshidabad, WB
  • Party in Power AITMC

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Murshidabad, WB
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

A man died after being mercilessly beaten up by a mob in West Bengal’s Murshidabad on Wednesday, less than a week after the state Assembly cleared a bill to prevent lynching. He was trashed to death by locals at Lalbagh area of Baharampur town in Murshidabad, accusing him “intruding” into the premises of a polyclinic and attacking them “with chairs”. His body was later recovered from the balcony of the shop with his hands and legs tied with rope. He was declared brought dead at Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital.