Godhra: Muslim boys severely beaten for refusing to chant 'Jai Sri Ram'


Victims, Samir Bhagat, Salman Geeteli, and Sohail Bhagat



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Three young Muslim boys were severely beaten by six unidentified men for refusing to chant the Hindu slogan, 'Jai Sri Ram,' in the Godhra district of Gujarat.

Event Date: August 1, 2019

Event Time: 11:00 p.m.

Event Location: Bawa Ni Madhi area, Godhra District, Gujarat

Victims: 1. Samir Bhagat, Age: 17
               2. Salman Geeteli
               3. Sohail Bhagat

Suspects: Six publicly unidentified men

Total Injured: 3

Officials Accountable:  H.C. Rathwa
                                      Leena Patil, Superintendent of Panchmahal Police District


Arrests: Y

First Incident Report Details: Filed

Section 143: unlawful assembly
Section 147: rioting
Section 323: voluntarily causing hurt
Section 324: causing hurt with a deadly weapon
Section 504: intentional insult and provocation
Section 506-2: criminal intimidation

FIR Statement: "Before leaving, the assailants threatened to kill them if they were seen again in the area." 

Case Status: Four men out of the six were arrested.

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