Muslim meat sellers beaten up in Delhi border

2014-08-14

Main Information

  • Victim Names Aftab, Mohammed Israr
  • Date of Incident 2014-08-14
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Alleged sale / consumption of other Non-Vegetarian diet
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Haryana
  • City/District Gurugram, Dundahera village, Kapashera, Gurugram
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Dundahera village, Kapashera, Gurugram
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Two Muslim men were beaten up by a mob of around 50 men. They ran a meat shop and the mob confronted them at their shop. They accused them of selling beef. The owner of the shop howed them the receipt that it was buffalo meat. They were hit in the stomach, abdomen, chest, and head and suffered many injuries. The mob also took the meat which costed more than Rs 10,000 and poured acid on it. Some traffic policemen were there and they remained mute spectators and came to help only after the duo was brutally thrashed. Deputy Comissioner of Police (West) Sangeeta Rani said that it was just a minor dispute between the shop owner and the customers. Over the purchase of meat.