The Asian Tribune
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Almost an entire decade has elapsed but the incidents of mob violence & lynching, continue unabated.
Once again, a number of such cases have been reported from different regions. The manner in which groups of youth have targeted innocents and attacked them, brutally, has raised a serious question.
Worse, it is no longer limited to certain states or just a particular geographical region, but even in South India.
on Angel Chakma, 24, an MBA student, was attacked in Dehradun, Uttarakhand December 9. He received deep wounds and died a few days later. Chakma was at a shop when a group of men, targeted him and used racial slurs. His kin said that Chakma kept pleading that he was Indian but the attackers didn’t bother.
They assaulted him and attacked him with knife. He battled for life for several days, until he died on December 26. He hailed from Tripura. Protests were held and candle light marches were organized in different cities.
In another incident, Ram Narayan Baghel, 31, was attacked and killed in Palakkad in Kerala. He was a migrant worker, who was termed ‘Bangladeshi’ by a group of local youth.
Baghel belonged to Chhattisgarh and had gone to Kerala for work. However, he was ‘suspected as a man from Bangladesh’ and was brutally beaten. The attackers made a video and it recorded the incident.
He had been asked about the language he spoke and he was targeted regarding his nationality, apart from being seen as a suspected ‘Bangladeshi’. He succumbed to the injuries.
On December 5, Mohammad Athar Hussain was on his way, when he was intercepted by a group of assailants, who first asked his name, then subjected him to extreme brutality.
His private parts were checked, he was beaten up and was branded with hot iron rod. A garment trader, Athar Husain, hailed from Nawada in Bihar. He was critically injured and was later admitted to hospital.
Athar Hussain couldn’t be saved. His statement was recorded but he couldn’t survive.
Yet another incident occurred in Madhubani where a person was targeted and assaulted by a group.
An incident of mob attack was reported from Rajasthan too. In this incident, people attackers suspected that he was not an Indian national and were also heard, mentioning his religion. Time to stop this anarchy.
