Madrasa principal’s son assaulted

2016-09-14

Main Information

  • Victim Names Hafiz Abdul Khalid, Ali Hasan
  • Date of Incident 2016-09-14
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Naveen, Raju, Abhishek, Devesh
  • State Delhi
  • City/District Prem Nagar, New Delhi, Prem Nagar, New Delhi
  • Party in Power AAP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Prem Nagar, New Delhi
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

The son of a madrasa principle and another Muslim man was beaten by a mob of 20-25 people. They were beaten by the cow vigilantes for carting out the buffalo remains after Eid-ul-Adha. Tension grew among the locals regarding the beating and they wanted revenge. However, Rukman Ali, the madrasa principal, told the locals to stay out of it as it was a family matter and it will be sorted out. He prevented a riot by claiming it as a family matter. He said some miscreants wanted to cause a riot. Several WhatsApp forwards were made and a group of 20-25 men was gathered to beat the duo. Nobody thought to check the facts. Some people got the call from an unknown number to join the vigilante group.