Muslim youth attacked by Bajrang Dal goons for refusing to chant Jai Shri Ram

New Delhi, 06 June 2020 [Fik/News Sources]: 18-year-old Mohammad Israil is battling for his life in a private hospital in Bihar’s Motihari town after he was allegedly thrashed by a Hindutva mob when he refused to chant Jai Shri Ram. Israil has was abused and attacked badly.

“They beat me like a football. They also used knife” Israil said. He has received grave injuries in his neck.

The assailants are reportedly associated with Hindu nationalist organisation Bajrang Dal.

According to his complaint application filed in the nearby Mehsi police station, the assailants said, “Chant Jai Shri Ram or we will kill you into pieces”.

In the application, he has named seven of the accused. The police have registered a complaint against six people. However, no arrest has been reported so far.

India has witnessed rising numbers of mob lynching incidents against its religious minorities, more often Muslims. However, no effective mechanism has come into force to put a cap on such incidents.

The lynching of Muslims is purportedly caused by anti-Muslim hatred fuelled by hate mongers on social media sites and mainstream news channels.

India’s news channels have been accused of spreading hatred against religious minorities by several independent organisations.

Recently, the news channels faced criticism for portraying Muslims as super spreaders of Covid-19 after a congregation attended by foreign members of Islamic missionary group Tablighi Jamaat in New Delhi in March led to a rise in coronavirus case in India.