UP Muslim youngster attacked in Gujarat, denied treatment at Delhi NCR hospitals
New Delhi: A 26-year-old Muslim youngster from Uttar Pradesh was brutally assaulted in Gujarat and later faced denial of treatment at several hospitals in Delhi NCR, his family alleged.
The victim, Mohammad Shoaib, a resident of Bahraich, had left Mumbai on August 14 after failing to find work and was travelling to Delhi in search of employment. Near Surat railway station, unidentified men attacked him, leaving him unconscious. He was later placed on a train to Delhi by an unknown person.
When Shoaib arrived at Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station, he was severely injured and weak. His family rushed him to multiple hospitals, but several reportedly refused to admit him. His uncle said that a hospital in Ghaziabad finally admitted him only after the family deposited ₹4.40 lakh. Shoaib underwent surgery and is currently recovering, though still weak.
Community leaders, including Maulana Hakimuddin Qasmi of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, condemned both the assault and the denial of medical care. “This is not just an attack on one individual but a mirror of how Muslims are being treated in the country,” Qasmi said, demanding an FIR and accountability from the hospitals.
Despite the attack, no First Information Report (FIR) has been registered by either Gujarat or Delhi police. Human rights lawyer Firoz Khan criticised the silence, calling it a case of “justice denied.”
Shoaib’s father, a small farmer, said the family is devastated and burdened with heavy medical expenses. “My son only wanted to earn bread for the family. Now he is fighting for his life in a hospital bed. We want justice,” he said.
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41 lakh illicit liquor seized, 1.84 lakh arrested in major drive: K'taka Minister tells Assembly
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): The Karnataka Excise Department has conducted a statewide crackdown on illegal liquor trade over the last two years, resulting in arrests and seizures of alcohol, Karnataka Excise Minister R B Timmapur said on Tuesday.
As many as 1,09,017 people were arrested, and seizures included 13.66 lakh litres of liquor and 27.19 lakh litres of beer, he said in a written reply to a starred question by Harihar BJP MLA B P Harish in the Karnataka Assembly.
The Minister said the enforcement drive covered the financial year 2023–24, 2024–25 up to June, and 2025–26 from July to October, targeting unauthorised liquor manufacture, storage, sale and transportation across the State.
"During this period, statewide enforcement drives resulted in a total of 1,84,570 raids against illegal liquor sales,” Timmapur said.
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He noted that 9,179 non-bailable cases and 91,968 bailable and compoundable cases under Section 15(A) of the Karnataka Excise Act, 1965, were registered during the same period.
According to him, there have been no reports indicating that students have become addicted to alcohol due to illegal liquor sales.
The sale of alcohol to minors is strictly prohibited under the Karnataka Excise Act, 1965, and the department has issued periodic instructions to initiate legal action against violators, with strict enforcement and investigation measures in place, the Minister said.
Excise officials are carrying out regular road and night patrols, collecting intelligence, monitoring habitual offenders and conducting raids to identify illicit distillation units, unauthorised liquor outlets and spurious liquor manufacturing centres, he said, adding the department is also enforcing the law to prevent the production, storage, sale and transport of spurious, non-duty-paid and unauthorised liquor.
Regular patrols are being conducted on national and state highways, with suspicious vehicles being subjected to checks.
At the district level, standing committee meetings are held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioners, and joint operations are carried out with the police and forest departments to curb excise-related offences.
The department is also conducting awareness programmes through Gram Sabhas and in schools and colleges to educate the public and students about the physical, mental and social health hazards associated with alcohol addiction and substance abuse, Timmapur added.
