Mentally unwell man killed in Jharkhand

2017-07-18

Main Information

  • Victim Names Mohammed Afroz
  • Date of Incident 2017-07-18
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Jharkhand
  • City/District Dharjori village, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, Dharjori village, Dhanbad, Jharkhand
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Dharjori village, Dhanbad, Jharkhand
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Mohammad Afroz was attacked by locals on the assumption that he was stealing cattle. He saw a few cows grazing and when went near them, people assumed he was trying to steal them. He was a mentally disabled person, due to which wasn't able to speak and defend himself from the crowd. Police came to the situation and determined that the people who attacked weren't part of the cow saving vigilante group.