Ahmedabad: Muslim Auto Rickshaw driver attacked with iron rod and forced not to pick up passengers

Victim, Mohammad Arif Qureshi, was attacked by a man with an iron rod for being Muslim and picking up passengers in the Ghatlodia area of Ahmadabad city.

Event Date: July 9, 2019, 2:00 p.m

Event Location: Ghatlodia Area, Ahmadabad city, Gujarat

Victim: Mohammad Arif Qureshi, Age: 48, Resident of Biscuit Gali near Pankarnoka in Karanj Area, Ahmadabad City

Suspects: One unidentified man

Officials Accountable: A K Singh, Commissioner of Police

Arrests: N

First Incident Report: Filed

First Incident Report Details: 
Section 294B: Verbal abuses
Section 427: Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees

Section 153-A: Promoting enmity between groups on grounds of religion and race and acts prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony. (Denied on report)

Case Update: No arrests have been made.

Sources: 
             1. July 10, 2019, Times of India

             2. July 14, 2019, Ummid

             3. July 11, 2019, Sabrang India

             4. July 10, 2019, The Milli Chronicle

             5. July 10, 2019, The Siasat Daily

             6. July 10, 2019, The Better Ahmedabad