NEW DELHI — A Muslim youth was assaulted, abused and forced to chant the Hindutva slogan ‘Jai Shri Ram’ by a group of people in Jharkhand’s capital city of Ranchi on Monday night.
The victim, identified as Obaidullah Hasnain from the Hindpidhi area of the city, was beaten up by 4-5 people with sticks till he fell unconscious.
“I was going on an errand at night. On the way around Hindi School, I was abused by a group of people. When I objected, they encircled me and forced me to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’. A scuffle broke out. Then, some people came out of nearby temples and thrashed me with sticks,” reports reaching here on Tuesday quoted Obaidullah as saying.
“I got a serious fracture in my hand. I escaped the attack somehow. Then, my family members came and took me to the Hindpuri police station and filed a complaint. So far, no action has been taken in the matter,” he said.
Although there were many people out there to beat him up, the victim named Vishnu, Golu, Karan and Hritik for the attack.
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