Two men stabbed

2016-12-19

Main Information

  • Victim Names Junaid, Sinan
  • Date of Incident 2016-12-19
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Karnataka
  • City/District Kalpane, Kallige, Bantwal, Kalpane, Kallige, Bantwal
  • Party in Power INC

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Kalpane, Kallige, Bantwal
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Two Muslim youths, Junaid and Sinan, were returning to their homes in a village in Karnataka after attending a marriage. They were waylaid by three people on a motorcycle. They were armed with knives. The Muslims were attacked with knives by those three people. Junaid raised the accelerator of his motorbike and sped away to save his friend and himself. He was injured on his shoulder while Sinan suffered injuries on his neck. The police said that the boys were not in danger as they suffered minor injuries. A case was registered against the unidentified miscreants.