2 Muslim youths thrashed by Mumbai cops

2015-10-18

Main Information

  • Victim Names Asif Shaikh, Danish Shaikh
  • Date of Incident 2015-10-18
  • Nature of Violence Communal tension/Violence/Riot
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Kedar Pawar
  • State Maharashtra
  • City/District Mumbai, Bandra
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Bandra
  • Perpetrator Organization Police / Investigating agency
  • Place of incident N/A

Two Muslim youth were allegedly beaten by the police. This incident happened in Bandr, Mumbai. The cops caught hold of the duo when they were fighting. The police claimed that one of them was behaving aggressively with the cops. He even punched a cop when brought to the police station. He was about to reach for a rifle in the station when he was overpowered by the cops. The police after beating them termed them as Pakistani Agents and asked them to leave the country. The higher authorities had said that they’d launch a probe into the matter.