Imam beaten in Shamli by a group of people

2016-03-23

Main Information

  • Victim Names Imam Noor Mohammad
  • Date of Incident 2016-03-23
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Gaurav Prakash, Amit Kumar, Sunny Chand, Mohit Prasad, and two others
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Shamli, Bajju
  • Party in Power SP

Other Information

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

A Muslim cleric was beaten in a bus. He was travelling to Muzaffarnagar. Members of the Jat community allegedly beat him. He was punched and kicked. They assaulted him for his clothing and appearance. The other passengers and the driver intervened and the men deboarded the bus at Bhaju village. The cleric was taken to the hospital for treatment. There was a protest at Shahpur police station. Four of the accused were arrested.