Muslim man was beaten in a train

2017-03-26

Main Information

  • Victim Names Badru Azzam
  • Date of Incident 2017-03-26
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Prayagraj, Prayagraj station, Prayagraj
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Prayagraj station, Prayagraj
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

A Muslim man was asaulted on a moving train. The incident happened near Prayagraj station. Some 7-8 guys boarded the train and when the train left the station, they started beating him. They said that the Yogi government has come to power now and you bearded men cannot stay here. They even robbed him of his valuable belongings which included valuable documents and around 65,000 rupees in cash.