By Meer Faisal
A Muslim family in Delhi’s Shakurpur has alleged that a group of 15–20 men attacked family members after a dispute with a rickshaw driver. A pregnant woman claimed her father, brother, and she herself were assaulted, while also alleging rape threats and police inaction.
How Did the Incident Begin?
A Muslim family in Delhi’s Shakurpur area has alleged that a minor argument with a rickshaw driver turned into a violent mob attack involving more than a dozen men.
According to a pregnant woman from the family, the incident began when her younger brother, who sells mobile covers on a roadside cart near Shakurpur Mitthan Chowk, was returning home around 10 pm after work.
She said the argument started after a rickshaw was blocking the road, and vehicles behind were honking.
“My brother only asked the rickshaw driver to move a little because traffic was stuck. He said it politely, but some boys standing with the driver suddenly started abusing and beating him,” she alleged.
The woman claimed her brother tried to explain that he was speaking only to the rickshaw driver, but the group became aggressive.
Family Alleges Mob Entered House and Attacked Members
According to the woman, the situation escalated when her father took her injured brother upstairs to their third-floor room.
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