Haryana: Muslim Man's arm with '786' tattoo severed with a chainsaw

               Victim Ikhlaq Salmani







                                                                                                                   Source: India Dateline

A Muslim man's arm showing a religious tattoo was severed by three Hindu men in the town of Panipat, Haryana.

Event Date: August 24, 2020

Event Time: 1:30 a.m.

Event Location: Kishanpura Colony, Panipat, Haryana

Victim: Ikhlaq Salmani

Victim Age: 28 years

Victim Residence: Nanauta, Uttar Pradesh

Suspect: Three publicly unidentified men
               Two publicly unidentified women

Suspect Residence: Panipat, Haryana

Officials Accountable: 
                                     Manisha Chaudhary, Superintendent of Panipat Police
                                   


First Incident Report: Filed





First Incident Report Details:

Section 326; Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
Section 323: Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
Section 34: Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention 

Arrests: No

Case Update: No arrests have been made.

Statement: “As they saw 786 written on Akhlaq’s hand, they told him we won’t let this be written on your hand and they cut off his right hand with a chainsaw (a machine used to cut heavy logs of wood),” -Ikram (brother of victim)

Sources:
             1. September 12, 2020, Times Now News

             2. September 12, 2020, News 18

             3. September 11, 2020, The Wire

             4. September 11, 2020, India

             5. September 11, 2020, Indian Express



             8. September 11, 2020, Gold News Paper

             9. September 11, 2020, Doordarshan News





            14. September 11, 2020, The Quint

            15. September 10, 2020, India Tomorrow

            16. September 22, 2020, Ibi Times


            18. September 10, 2020, Clarion India

            19. September 10, 2020, Times of India