Muslim 'Thief' Made To Chant "Jai Shri Ram" And Lynched In Jharkhand

NB: Here we go again... welcome to the republic of lynchers..

A 24-year-old man named Tabrez Ansari was attacked by a mob in Jhankhand’s Kharsawan district and beaten up mercilessly for hours on 18 June. He died in the hospital on 22 June, allegedly from the injuries.  The SP of Kharsawan told HuffPost India that Tabrez was handed over to the police after being beaten up and was in judicial custody since June 18. On the morning of 22 June, his condition worsened and he was taken to the hospital where he died. While many people were involved in the mob that beat up Tabrez, the primary accused - one Pappu Mandal - was arrested after his death.

Jharkhand man dies days after he was assaulted for ‘theft’, made to chant Jai Shri Ram

“Tabrez was with two other men who had gone there to steal. The villagers caught them. While two of the men fled, Tabrez was caught by the villagers and beaten up,” Chandan Kumar Sinha, SP of Seraikella-Kharsawan told HuffPost India. The incident took place in Dhatkidih, roughly 10 kilometres from where Tabrez lived. Aurungzeb Ansari, a Jharkhand-based activist, told HuffPost India that the man worked as a labourer and welder in Pune. A month ago, Tabrez returned to his village to get married and also celebrate Eid with his wife and family.

The activist said that on 18 June, Tabrez left for Jamshedpur at 5pm with two other men from his neighbourhood. On investigating, Ansari later found that the men he had left with has a ‘dubious’ reputation in the neighbourhood.  “Their background is slightly sketchy and Tabrez did not know them very well. I think he was manipulated into going with them, we are still speaking to locals and figuring the matter,” Ansari said. He added that the mob accused Tabrez of being a thief and beat him up, while the other two men fled and has been absconding...read more:
https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/muslim-thief-made-to-chant-jai-shri-ram-and-lynched-in-jharkhand_in_5d0f282ae4b07ae90d9e56ac?72m&utm_hp_ref=in-homepage

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