A distressing video of an incident of alleged assault from Karad has made rounds on the internet, triggering social media outrage. The video shows two Muslim men reportedly assaulted by members of a self-styled cow vigilante mob while transporting buffaloes legally.
The victims are identified as Wali Mohammad Shabbir and Rehan Quraishi, who hail from the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Assembly constituency in Mumbai. As per the accounts of the victim, the incident took place near the Ambe Village police station area in Karad, where a group of people, allegedly belonging to Bajrang Dal, stopped their vehicles while they were transporting buffaloes legally. They further allege that the group forcibly detained them and eventually assaulted them by beating them severely. The assault did not stop here. They were forced to eat cow dung amidst the slogans against their Lord, Allah, and Holy Book, the Quran.
The victims claim that the attack was triggered by religious hatred and they were targeted based on their identity. Following this, the victim approached the local police station, where the station in charge refused to register an FIR.
This comes ahead of the incidents across India where Muslims from four different states belonging to different age groups have been killed within the span of just one week.
A 13-year-old boy was shot dead during a birthday party in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow district on March 2, ahead of an “accidental firing.” The incident happened at 6:30 pm when the victim, identified as Unaiz, was picked up by his friend for the birthday party.
The victim was shot by the minor allegedly using a revolver that was registered under his father’s name.
The minor allegedly used a revolver to shoot Unaiz. The revolver was registered under the accused’s father.
Following the incident, a case has been registered under Section 302 (punishment for murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
“Unaiz was immediately rushed by the house owner to Lok Bandhu Hospital, where doctors declared him dead,” the police said in a statement. Speaking to reporters, the grieving family members of Unaiz alleged that he was deliberately shot at point-blank range, claiming the attack was driven by an earlier dispute between the two minors.
Earlier to this, Roshan Khatoon, 65, was allegedly beaten to death after approaching the village head to seek help in a local dispute. She was allegedly tied to a pole, assaulted, and forced to drink alcohol and cow urine while observing a fast.
In yet another incident, Abdus Salam, 65, was lynched after he tried to stop a group of people from using communal slurs. Eyewitnesses report that he was attacked with iron rods, which led to fatal injuries.
In this same week, Aamir, 28, was shot dead allegedly by cow vigilantes while travelling towards Rajasthan. On the night of March 2, he was driving his pickup truck when his vehicle was intercepted near the Bhiwadi area of Rajasthan. As per the reports, a group of self-styled cow vigilantes rammed their vehicle into his truck, forcing it to stop.
What followed happened in moments. Before Aamir could even grasp what was unfolding, he was attacked and shot in the head. The violence was sudden and merciless, claiming his life within mere hours.
