8 months ago
Bihar Mob Lynching Victim Dies After Brutal Attack
A man named Mohammad Athar Hussain was badly hurt in a village in Bihar, India.
Some people beat him and hurt him with a hot iron rod because they wanted to know his religion.
He told this to the police before he died.
The police are now looking into what happened.
Mohammad Athar Hussain was attacked by a mob in Bhatta village, Nawada district, Bihar.
The attackers allegedly beat him, made him remove his clothes to check his religious identity, and used a hot iron rod, sticks, and bricks to hurt him.
Athar recorded a statement on camera on 7 December, detailing the brutal attack.
He died on 12 December during treatment at Bihar Sharif Sadar Hospital.
The incident has sparked investigations into the alleged mob lynching.
- Who
- Mohammad Athar Hussain, a victim of alleged mob lynching
- What
- A brutal attack and subsequent death due to injuries sustained
- Where
- Bhatta village, Nawada district, Bihar
- When
- Attack on 5 December, death on 12 December
- Why
- Allegedly due to religious identity
Key facts
- Victim
- Mohammad Athar Hussain
- Location
- Bhatta village, Nawada district, Bihar
- Date of Attack
- 5 December
- Date of Death
- 12 December
- Hospital
- Bihar Sharif Sadar Hospital
- Alleged Attackers
- 4–5 unidentified individuals
- Injuries
- Burns from hot iron rod, beatings with sticks and bricks
Quotes
Mohammad Athar Hussain
The deceased victim of the alleged mob lynching incident in Bihar's Nawada district.
“4-5 people surrounded and beat me, took me into a room, made me remove my clothes to check my religious identity, and then brutally attacked me with a hot iron rod, sticks, and bricks.”
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