Muslim Family assaulted as they appear different

2017-07-12

Main Information

  • Victim Names Undisclosed
  • Date of Incident 2017-07-12
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Farrukhabad,, Farrukhabad,
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

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

A family of 10 were Attacked in a train. The family included women, children and a handicapped individual, yet this didn't stop the attackers from the assault. Several of the victims suffered fractures and almost all had internal bleeding. The family had been returning back home from a wedding when this occurred, they were robbed of their precious artifacts as well during the assault. 8 out of 10 were admitted into the hospital for serious injuries while the others were discharged soon for the minor injuries. Police had investigated but no arrests were made. The entire incident was recorded and made viral on social media platforms.