Covid-19: Volunteers distributing relief material attacked by RSS supporters in Bengaluru
Event Date: April 6, 2020
Event Location: Dasarahalli Town, Bengalaru, Karnataka
Victim: 1. Syed Tabrez Victim Age: 23
2. Kiran
3. Junaid
4. Riyaz
5. Feroz
6. Amjad
7. Uday
8. Santosh
9. Zareen Taj
Suspect: 1. 6 Publicly unidentified men from the RSS group
2. 19 unidentified men from the RSS group
Total Injured: 9
Officials Accountable: Bhimashankar Guled, Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Police (North West)
Arrests: N
First Incident Report: Filed
First Incident Report Details:
Assault using dangerous weapons
Unlawful assembly
Rioting
Case Update: No arrests have been made.
Statement: “Muslims are poisoning the rations, you people don’t deliver food here, you Muslims have to leave the slum and relocate somewhere else.” -Zareen Taj, mother of victim
Sources:
2. April 7, 2020, Scroll India
3. April 9, 2020, New Indian Express
4. April 8, 2020, Bangalore Mirror
5. April 8, 2020, The Siasat Daily
6. April 7, 2020, Varthabharti
9. April 8, 2020, Kashmiri Pen
11. April 7, 2020, Corona Policy Impact
12. April 9, 2020, Telegraph India