Another death in the name of “Jai shri Ram”

Npnew24 online, Ranchi: Tabrez Ansari Twenty-two-year-old was beaten up by the mob who suspected him to be a thief on June 18, passed away while in judicial custody on Saturday. The incident took place in Dhatkidih village of Jharkhand’s Seraikela Kharsawan district. The video was shot to capture this brutality by one of the attackers has gone viral on internet. In the video the mob can be heard forcing Ansari to chant “Jai Shri Ram” and “Jai Hanuman”, while Ansari plead them to stop the assault.

Jharkhand: 22-yr-old Tabrez who was beaten up by locals in Saraikela Kharsawan on suspicion of theft & was later arrested, died at a hospital yesterday. He was admitted to Sadar hospital yesterday morning & later referred to Tata Main Hospital Jamshedpur pic.twitter.com/gozxTaC3wO

— ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2019

..This man from Jharkhand couldn't bear the brunt of brutal lynching & has died at the hospital in Jamshedpur..
Killers are not terrorists coz they don't chant Allahu Akbar! pic.twitter.com/6vlNQPbzby

— मानवतावाद (@True_Human_) June 24, 2019

AIMIM MP, A. Owaisi on Jharkhand mob lynching incident : Incidents of mob lynching aren't going to stop because BJP & RSS have increased sense of hatred against Muslims. They've successfully created a mindset where Muslims are seen as terrorists, anti-nationals & cow slaughters. pic.twitter.com/2klGXdKEda

— ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2019

Asaduddin Owaisi leader of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and fourth time elected member for parliament from Hyderabad constituency said, “Incident of mob lynching aren’t going to stop because BJP and RSS have increased sense of hatred against Muslims. They’ve successfully created a mindset where Muslims are seen as terrorists, anti-nationals and cow slaughters.”

Ansari was taken into police custody after he was found by the police beaten and tied up to a tree on Tuesday. In Judicial custody Ansari said he was not feeling well on Saturday morning and was taken to hospital, where he was declare brought dead.

Jharkhand Minister CP Singh said on this lynching incident “Trend prevalent these days to associate such incidents with BJP, RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal. It’s a time of ‘CUT & PASTE’, who fits what world where is difficult to say. Government to conduct investigation. Trend to Politicise such incident is wrong.”

Jharkhand Min CP Singh on mob lynching incident: Trend prevalent these days to associate such incidents with BJP,RSS, VHP&Bajrang Dal. It's a time of 'cut&paste',who fits what words where is difficult to say. Govt to conduct investigation. Trend to politicise such incidents wrong pic.twitter.com/w6qGAmpUnY

— ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2019

Ansari’s family members have alleged ‘he died because of being mercilessly beaten for hours. The doctors at the hospital have said that the cause of death will be known only after post-mortem results come in.

Similar lynching incidents have occurred since nearly half of the decade. Mohammed Akhlaq and his son Danish were beaten with a rod and bricks by mob in his own house. – September 28, 2015
Phelu Khan was Lynched on a busy Rajasthan highway his assault was too filmed and distributed widely. As per the media survey 88 people are killed in lynching since 2015 across India.