Muslim man tied to pole, beaten by Hindu extremists on Eid
In West Bengal’s Birbhum, a 19-year-old Muslim man, Tufan Sekh was brutally assaulted by a Hindu extremist mob, tied to a pole, and beaten with bamboo sticks on the day of Eid. Sekh was falsely accused of throwing a packet of meat in front of a Hindu temple.
According to the victim’s brother, Sekh was on his way to a relative’s house to distribute the sacrificial meat, when one of the meat packets dropped out on the road.
“My brother made a U-turn to retrieve it and was immediately surrounded by local residents. They accused him of deliberately throwing it 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,” he said.
Civic officials demolish mosque in capital city Delhi
In the capital city of Delhi, civic officials demolished a local mosque, the Janat ul Firdous Masjid, after claiming the place of worship was an “illegal encroachment.” It is the latest mosque to be demolished in an ongoing endemic of anti-Muslim demolition drives as a form of collective punishment.
Cow vigilantes continue to attack those transporting, selling cattle
In Faridabad, Haryana, Hindu extremist cow vigilantes assaulted a Muslim meat shop owner and also two Hindu men who were buying chicken. In Chandwad, Maharashtra, cow vigilantes harassed two truck drivers for transporting cattle.
Hindu militant mobs regularly attack Muslims over baseless accusations of committing crimes. These mobs, also known as cow vigilantes, assault and often lynch Muslims accused of transporting cattle or consuming beef.
Police arrest Christian man over allegations of forced religious conversion
Police in Bihar state arrested a Christian man over allegations that he forcibly converted people to Christianity.
Christians across states have been arrested under India’s draconian anti-conversion law, which criminalizes conversion away from Hinduism. D.C.-based human rights group International Christian Concern has named India among the top 10 countries persecuting Christians in its 2023 Persecutors of the Year Report.
Police open fire at alleged “cattle smuggler,” victim sustains bullet wound
In Rajasthan’s Deeg, police fired gunshots at an alleged “cattle smuggler,” who sustained a bullet injury in his leg.
The incident is the latest in an ongoing trend of violent attacks against predominantly Muslim cattle traders by law enforcement. Multiple such injuries have occurred on a near-weekly basis due to police firings.
