NEW DELHI – Muslim boy thrashed and insulted in India for not chanting “JaiSri Ram”.
A Muslim youth who was wearing a skull cap was allegedly thrashed andinsulted in Kanpur by some unidentified persons after he refused to chant‘Jai Sri Ram’, the police said on Saturday, THE Hindu has reported.
The attack happened on Friday evening when the youth, identified as TajMohammad, was returning to his home in the Barra area from the Usmanpur*madrasa* after offering prayers.
Mr. Mohammad said that while he was returning home, four persons ontwo-wheelers asked him to stop after they objected to his way of driving.While the first person asked him, “How are you driving?”, the second personpointed out to the others that he was a Muslim, said Mr. Mohammad.
The unidentified men then asked Mr. Mohammad to park his vehicle on theside of the road and chant ‘Jai Sri Ram’, he said.
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“They asked me to shout ‘Jai Sri Ram’. I said I won’t say it. Then theythreatened to thrash me if I didn’t,” said the youth, who was pushed to theground and beaten up. His skull cap was also allegedly forcefully removed.
The attackers fled the scene after Mr. Mohammad cried for help and somepassers-by rushed towards Mr. Mohammad. A case was registered under Section153A of the Indian Penal Code (causing enmity between people of differentreligions).
