Jharkhand: Mob of 60 Armed men tonsure and attack Christians

In a Jharkhand village, seven tribal Christians were allegedly beaten, partially tonsured and forced to chant “Jai Shri Ram” in an unproven allegation that they had slaughtered a cow.

Event Date: September 16, 2020

Event Time: 6:00 a.m.

Event Location: Kumhar Toli, Mahato-Tola, Jharkhand

Victims: 1. Raj Singh Victim Age: 26

2. Deepak Kullu

3. Emmanuel Tete

4. Sugand Dang

5. Sulin Barla

6. Sohshan Dang

7. Sem Kido

Victim Place of Residence: 1. Raj Singh: Bherikhudar Simdega

Suspects: 1. Nayan Keshri

2. Sonu Singh

3. Sonu Nayak

4. Tulsi Sahu

5. Shrikant Prasad

6. Deepak Prasad

7. Aman Keshri

8. Rajendra Prasad

9. Nakul Patar

10. Mob of 51 unidentified men

Officials Accountable: Shams Tabrez, Superintendent of Simdega Police

Arrests: Yes

First Incident Report: Filed

First Incident Report Details:

Section 341: Punishment for wrongful restraint

Section 323: Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt

Section 354 (B): Assault or criminal force

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

Section 504: Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace

Section 506: Punishment for criminal intimidation

Section 34: Valuable Security

Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Trie (Atrocities Prevention Act)

Case Update: Four men out of the nine accused were arrested.

Statement: “They thrashed us badly with sticks and alleged that we are slaughtering cows and selling them in the market. We were also forced to chant ‘Jai Sri Ram’. -Victim, Pastor Raj Singh

Source:

1. September 16, 2020, New Indian Express

2. September 27, 2020, Free Press Kashmir

3. September 26, 2020, Telegraph India

4. September 26, 2020, The Kashmir Walla

5. September 27, 2020, The Kashmiriyat

6. October 1, 2020, Two Circles

7. September 27, 2020, TDN World

8. September 28, 2020, CSW

9. September 28, 2020 Barnabas Fund

10. September 29, 2020, ICN News

11. September 28, 2020, Asian News