Varanasi: 17 year old boy set ablaze for refusing to chant 'Jai sri ram'

Victim, Mohammad Khalid Ansari




A 17 year old boy was set ablaze when refusing to chant 'Jai Sri Ram,' by a mob of four men in Chandauli District, Uttar Pradesh.

Event Date: July 28, 2019, 5:15 a.m.

Event Location: Bhatjia Mode, Dudhari Bridge, Chandauli District, Varanasi Division, Uttar Pradesh

Victim: Mohammad Khalid Ansari, Age: 17, Resident of Saiyad Raja Town

Suspects: Sunil
                Four unidentified men

Officials Accountable: Santosh Kumar Singh, Superintendent of Chandauli Police (Transferred to Bulandhshar)




Arrests: N

First Incident Report: Filed

First Incident Report Details: 
Section 307: Attempt to murder
Section 326: Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means


Case Update: No arrests have been made, case is still under investigation.

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