NEW DELHI – A mob tied a Muslim youth with a pole and beat him mercilessly with bamboo sticks on the suspicion that the latter deliberately threw meat near a temple.
The incident occurred in Noapora Gaon, in West Bengal’s Birbhum District on Eid al-Adha day on June 17.
An FIR has been registered against unknown persons for the assault on Tufan Sekh (19), a resident of Melerdanga in the district. Reports reaching here said police have arrested 9-10 individuals whose identities have not been released yet.
“He (Tufan Sekh) was riding his bike with one of our family members (Talib Sekh), on his way to a relative’s house to distribute the sacrificial meat. A meat packet fell on the road from the main bag. My brother made a U-turn to retrieve it and was immediately surrounded by a mob. They accused him of deliberately throwing the meat in front of the Hindu temple to hurt their sentiments. This accusation makes no sense; if it had been his intention, he wouldn’t have returned to search the missing packet,” said Bilal Mohammad Sekh, elder brother of the victim.
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