Ghaziabad: In a heart-wrenching incident, an aged Muslim man in Loni was brutally assaulted in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district by miscreants. The person recognized as Abdul Samad was thrashed on June 5 whereas on his approach to a mosque to supply prayers.
A video has of the brutal incident is being shared on social media together with Abdul Samad narrating his ordeal. Samad might be heard saying within the video ,”attackers kidnapped him from an autorickshaw and dragged him to a hut in a close-by forested space, assaulted him and compelled him to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and ‘Vande Mataram’ as they punched and beat him with picket sticks.
The video exhibits a minimum of two different younger males attacking Samad – one carrying a black shirt and purple trousers, and one other in a light-blue T-shirt and gray trousers. ABP Information could not confirm the authenticity of the video.
Experiences recommend that the attackers accused Samad of being a Pakistani spy. One of many attackers threatened the aged man with a knife.
The Ghaziabad police have registered a case and arrested one particular person – Pravesh Gujjar – on this regard. A search operation is being performed to
Samad additionally alleged that attackers lower his beard and in addition confirmed him a video of different Muslims being attacked.
“I used to be on my means when an auto-rickshaw driver supplied me a carry. Later two extra males acquired contained in the auto and informed me to remain. Then they took me to a jungle and locked me up in a room and thrashed me. They requested me to chant Jai Shri Ram and Vande Matram…They snatched my telephone and broke my watch. They then acquired scissors and lower my beard,” a visibly petrified Samad narrated the incident, breaking down into tears.
“Additionally they threatened to kill me. They confirmed a video of them attacking different Muslims,” he added.
Atul Kumar Sonkar, a senior police officer from Loni, stated “required steps” have been being taken and one of many accused is in jail and a search operation is underway. Nonetheless, later the tweet was faraway from Ghaziabad police’s Twitter deal with.
Within the current previous additionally there have been many acts of violence reported over non secular variations.