Youth thrashed by BJP workers for carrying beef

2012-07-12

Main Information

  • Victim Names Salim Ismail Shaik
  • Date of Incident 2012-07-12
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Maharashtra
  • City/District Bharsingi,Jalalkheda, Nagpur, Bharsingi,Jalalkheda, Nagpur
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Bharsingi,Jalalkheda, Nagpur
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Salim Shah was attacked by the group of self proclaimed cow protection vigilati group. He had been carrying some meat, therefore under the suspicion that it was beef the mob attacked him. Shah claimed it was mutton and not beef to defend himself. The police arrived at the scene and rescued the individual, they also took in several of the perpetrators under physical assault charges. They then took the meat to test it. The test gave the result to be Beef thereby even Shah was arrested.