By Anisha Sheth
Thirty-eight-year-old Ashraf, who was lynched by a mob in Mangaluru on April 27 during a cricket tournament, died due to the “cumulative effect” of more than 35 external injuries inflicted all over his body by blunt objects, the post-mortem report has said.
Ashraf was attacked, allegedly for his Muslim identity, by a mob during a cricket tournament in Kudupu. His body was found on the mud road that connects the Bhattra Kallurti daivasthana to the playground where the tournament was being held.
The police initially only registered a case of unnatural death, claiming that he may have fallen down in an inebriated condition. They issued a lookout notice as they did not know his identity. However, within a few hours of his death, word about the lynching had spread, and local activists demanded action from the police and insisted that they see the body. After that the police registered a case of lynching under Section _ of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Forensic doctors, who carried out the post mortem on April 28, gave the final opinion on the cause of death on July 15.
Based on the post mortem findings, histopathological examination report, and forensic reports, the doctors said, “We are of the opinion that the cause of death is due to cumulative effect of internal hemorrhage due to multiple contusions all over the body and head injury.” A contributory cause of death was acute kidney injury sustained due to blunt force impact, the post mortem report said.
Injuries all over the body
The post-mortem report listed more than 35 injuries all over Ashraf’s body. They include abrasions (where the skin was scraped), contusions (bruises on the surface of the skin or deeper tissues by a direct blow), lacerations, and tramline contusions (bruises caused by a cylindrical object such as a stick).
“All injuries are fresh and antemortem in nature, sustained due to blunt force impact,” the report noted.
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