Noman lynched by mob

2015-10-15

Main Information

  • Victim Names Noman Akhtar, Mohammad Missu, Mohammad Gulfam, Mohammad Gulzar, Mohammad Salman
  • Date of Incident 2015-10-15
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Himachal Pradesh
  • City/District Sahran-Pachhad Area, Himachal Pradesh, Sahran-Pachhad Area, Himachal Pradesh
  • Party in Power INC

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Sahran-Pachhad Area, Himachal Pradesh
  • Perpetrator Organization Other Right Wing Hindutva
  • Place of incident N/A

A Muslim man was lynched to death. He hitchhiked a ride in a truck to come back to his village to save travelling ticket money. There were 4 other men in the truck who were going to the same village as Noman. The truck was carrying bovines. They were chased by the members of Shiv Sena and Bajrang Dal on the highway. They tried to flee in the forest but were chased and thrashed brutally. The men were taken to the police station instead to the hospital by the cops. That is where the man, Noman, died. Inter State transportation of bovines is a crime in North India.