3 boys assaulted and forced to chant Jai Shri Ram

0219-07-05

Main Information

  • Victim Names Aamir Wasim, Altaf Ali, Ali Ahmed
  • Date of Incident 0219-07-05
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Jharkhand
  • City/District Ranchi, Hundru, Ranchi
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Hundru, Ranchi
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Three Muslims Aamir, Altaf, and Ali had gone to the airport road to take photographs. They were wearing kurta pyjama. Some people surrounded them and shortly there were about 25-30 people. They started beating them and forced to chant Jai Shri Ram. The 3 men fled and took refuge in a military camp. They were rescued by the security personnel of Birsa Munda airport. Later Aamir filed a complaint at the Doranda police station. This incident enraged the city dwellers and there were city wide protests.