Muslim man thrashed, abused for wearing skull cap; forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' in Gurugram
New Delhi: In another shocking incident reported from Gurugram, a 25-year old man was manhandled and tortured by a group of right-wing activists when he was reportedly returning from mosque. The 25-year old man from Bihar was told to remove his skull cap and was forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’.
According to a report published in The Hindu, the victim has been identified as Mohammad Barkat from Bihar. The mob allegedly stopped him on his way back from mosque and asked him to remove his skull cap adding that it was not allowed in the area.
He was further asked to chant ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ and ‘Jai Shri Ram’ when Barkat refused to chant the slogans, he was beaten and tortured by the mob.
“One of the men called me with an offensive word and told me that skullcap was not allowed in this area. When I told him that I was returning from a mosque, he slapped me. He also asked me to chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai and Jai Shri Ram. When I refused, he threatened to feed me pork,” The Hindu quoted Barkat as saying.
Barkat also said that his shirt was torn apart when he tried to run away.
An FIR was lodged in this regard but the police were yet to identify and arrest the accused.
This incident came to light a day after similar incident was reported from Madhya Pradesh when three people including a woman were thrashed after being tied to a tree by cow vigilantes group over rumors of carrying beef. Ram’. After the video did rounds of the social media, police arrested the five accused. A case was also registered against them The five accused Shubham Baghel, Deepesh Namdev, Rohit Yadav, Sandip Uike and Shyam Deharia were also booked under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
