Three men beaten to death for alleged theft

2017-06-22

Main Information

  • Victim Names Nasirul Haque, Mohammad Samiruddin, Mohammad Nasir
  • Date of Incident 2017-06-22
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Asit Basu, Krishna Poddar, Binod Prachapati, Asim basu
  • State West Bengal
  • City/District Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal
  • Party in Power AITMC

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

3 men were physically attacked under the suspension that they were stealing the cows. 2 of them died during the assault and one was taken to the hospital, where he later died as well. 3 arrests were made in connection to the assault. One of them was granted bail later. The police denied that this assault had a communal angle.