Covid 19: Four Kashmiri labourers falsely accused of carrying coronavirus attacked by mob

Four Kashmiri migrant workers were assaulted after being falsely accused of carrying the coronavirus in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.

Event Date: April 11, 2020

Event Time: 10:30 p.m.

Event Location: Bharot Village, Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh

Victim: 1. Bahardeen Naik

Victim Age: 32 years

2. Abdullah

Victim Age: 60 years

3. Nazir Ahmad

4. Raja Bahar

Victim Age: 32 years

Victim Place of Residence: Banihal Area, Ramban District, Jammu and Kashmir

Suspect: Four publicly unidentified men

Total Injured: 3

Officials Accountable: Yashwant Singh, Station House Officer

Arrests: Yes

First Incident Report: Filed

First Incident Report Details:

Section 452: House trespass after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint

Section 323: Voluntarily causing hurt

Section 34: Common intention

Case Update: Three out of the four suspects were arrested. The accused involved were granted bail 24 hours after the incident.

Statement: “The police is calling it an altercation, which is not the case.” Attorney Devraj

Sources:

1. April 16, 2020, The Wire

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