A case of mob lynching has come to light in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. Here people of Muslim community thrashed a Hindu youth riding a car after a minor accident. Even after the young man fainted, the maddened crowd continued to beat him mercilessly. The youth has been admitted to the hospital in critical condition. The video of the lynching is going viral on social media.
The Police have registered a case against 30 to 40 people including Monis, Javed, Sajid, Ayub, Yunus, Parvez, under section 147, 148, 149, 307,308,394, 427.
While, on the other hand the Muslim community has lodged an FIR against the victim for injuring a Muslim bike rider through his car. The police have registered a case under sections 279, 377, 338 and 427 in this matter. Several local Hindu organizations have asked Police to take immediate action in this case, else they will initiate an agitation.
As per the sources, the victim Happy, who hails from Bukhara village, was going through this Muslim majority area. All of a sudden, his car was hit by the motorcycle of a Muslim youth in Subhash Nagar police station area of Bareilly. After being sidelined, the Muslim boy called more than 50 youths on the spot and then thrashed Happy brutally. Dozens of youths from Muslim-dominated Kareli village kept dragging the Hindu youth to the middle of the road and beating him.
The victim has received several fatal blows on his head, and various other serious injuries as well. On knowing about the incident, two youths who came to the rescue were also attacked by the Muslim mob. The young man was beaten so much that he became unconscious and then he was thrown on the roadside.
The SP City Rahul Bhati said that after the video went viral, an FIR has been registered and action will be taken soon after arresting the culprits on the basis of the video.