Hate Crime 1: Muslim man beaten up in Gurugram, told to remove skullcap and chant Jai Shri Ram




Mohammad Barkat who was beaten by extremist Hindus in Gurugram (Image Courtesy: Ashok Kumar/The Hindu)
Since BJP led NDA was declared a victor in the centre and Narendra is all set to take an oath of Prime Minister again on May 30, a saturnalia started by Hindu extremist groups, first in Gurugram, a BJP ruled state and notorious for hate crimes in the past

“A Muslim man was beaten by a group of men at Jacubpura in Gurugram on May 25 night after he was told to remove his skullcap and chant Jai Shri Ram. No arrests have been made so far,” The Hindu reported.

According to the report, Mohammad Barkat, 25, was returning to his shop around 10 p.m. on Saturday after offering prayers at Jama Masjid in Gurugram when a group of about half a dozen men allegedly accosted him outside a sweet shop and told him to remove his skull cap. “One of the men called me with an offensive word and told me that skullcap was not allowed in this area. When I told him that I was returning from a mosque, he slapped me. He also asked me to chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai and Jai Shri Ram. When I refused, he threatened to feed me pork,” Mr. Barkat said. He had come to Gurugram earlier this month to learn tailoring.

Mr. Barkat claimed that the man allegedly picked up a stick and hit him and also abused him.

When Mr. Barkat tried to push the man and run away, the man allegedly tore his shirt. As Mr. Barkat started crying, the men left. Four of them drove away in a motorcycle and two just walked away into one of the alleys in the area.

Mr. Barkat’s cousin Murtuja then took him to civil hospital. The hospital authorities made a call to the police.

A case has been registered on charges of promoting religious hatred, causing hurt, criminal intimidation and unlawful assembly, among others, at City Police Station in this connection.

 

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