Muslim youths in UP beaten after Ox hide found

2015-10-10

Main Information

  • Victim Names Afar Ali, Pairu
  • Date of Incident 2015-10-10
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Bahraich, Ramgaon
  • Party in Power SP

Other Information

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

Two Muslim men were brutally beaten near a bar in a vilage. The incident happened in Uttar Pradesh. The Muslims were acrrying ox hie. They were beaten by the members of the Shiv Sena. Then they were handed over to the police. The police arrested them under Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act. No charges were put on the Shiv Sainiks for assaulting the men.