Muslim Man Lynched after His Bike Hits Cyclist

2019-05-01

Main Information

  • Victim Names Mohammed Sharif
  • Date of Incident 2019-05-01
  • Nature of Violence Murder/Lynch
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Unnamed/Unknown
  • State Bihar
  • City/District Supaul, Itahari village
  • Party in Power JDU

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Itahari village
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

A Muslim man Mohammed Sharif has been lynched by a mob in Bihar’s Supaul district after the victim hit a cyclist at Nunupatti of Sadar police station in the district. The incident made the relatives of the deceased outraged and subsequently, they blocked the Nunu Patti chowk demanding the arrest of the culprits. Sharif, a father of four small girls, hails from Supaul’s Itahari village. According to media reports, the incident happened when Sharif was heading toward Supaul from his village. On the way at Nunu Patti village, he hit a man riding on cycle. After hearing about the incident, the locals surrounded Sharif and started beating him brutally.