Muslim teenager set on fire in India ‘after refusing to chant Hindu slogan’
A Muslim teenager has claimed he was set on fire by a gang after he refused to chant a Hindu slogan in the Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh, India.
The 15-year-old boy said he was kidnapped by four men who poured kerosene on him and set him alight after telling him to chant “Jai Shri Ram”, Outlook India reports.
The Indian magazine said the boy was left in a critical condition with 60 per cent burns over his body.…
SEE ALSO:
- Muslim Boy Who Said He Was Set Ablaze For Refusing To Chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, Dies (Jul 30, 2019, Countercurrents)
https://countercurrents.org/2019/07/muslim-boy-who-said-he-was-set-ablaze-for-refusing-to-chant-jai-shri-ram-dies - ‘Fabricated’, says UP Police after reports claim Muslim boy torched for not saying ‘Jai Shri Ram’ (Jul 29, 2019, New Indian Express)
http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/jul/29/fabricated-says-up-police-after-reports-claim-muslim-boy-torched-for-not-saying-jai-shri-ram–2011038.html - Godhra: 3 boys brutally assaulted after refusing to chant Jai Shree Ram (Aug 2, 2019, Sabrang India)
https://www.sabrangindia.in/article/godhra-3-boys-brutally-assaulted-after-refusing-chant-jai-shree-ram - Muslim hawker beaten up over Jai Shri Ram chants in Bengal, internet suspended after tension (Jul 25, 2019, India Today)
https://www.indiatoday.in/crime/story/asansol-west-bengal-muslim-beaten-jai-shri-ram-internet-tmc-bjp-1573640-2019-07-25
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