Fri 29 September 2023:
A Muslim man was beaten to death in India’s national capital after he stole a small amount of food from a temple, police said.
A disabled Muslim was lynched in Delhi on Tuesday for eating prasad at a temple. The incident occurred in Delhi’s Sundar Nagari area and the police have detained several people in connection with the incident, a report by India Today said. The video of the incident is doing rounds on social media where a mob can be seen mercilessly beating a man who was tied to a pole and asking for help.
A Muslim man lynched in India’s capital, New Delhi! Tied to pole with saffron cloth and brutally beaten to death. pic.twitter.com/WRrHRg1K8V
— Ashok Swain (@ashoswai) September 28, 2023
Isar Mohammad, 26, was tied to a pole, tortured and beaten to death in New Delhi on Tuesday. He had been accused of taking some prasad (food offerings) and Rs 20 (20p) from a pile of offerings made by devotees of the Hindu deity Ganesha at a temporary installation during the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.
In a graphic video purporting to show the incident that went viral on social media, five men can be seen beating Isar as he cries out in pain, pleading for them to stop.
This is India’s capital city where a 26-year-old disabled Muslim man named Mohammed Israr was tied to a pole and lynched by a Hindu mob for allegedly consuming prasad (sweets) at a temple.
— Indian American Muslim Council (@IAMCouncil) September 27, 2023
“He was cold like a dead body when he was brought back to our house. Seeing him like that, I too died with him,” his sister Umrana Mohammad told news portal The Quint.
The incident came to light after his father Abdul Wajid informed the police on Tuesday night, shortly after Isar succumbed to his injuries. The family said he was not a thief and had picked up the food from the offering because he was hungry.
#IsarAhmed (26) was son of Abdul Wahid (60) a fruit seller, from Delhi's Sundar Nagri, He was lone brother of 4 sisters, He used to do odd jobs and earn ₹50-100 per day for his sisters. He was also mentally challenged.
Isar was beaten brutally tied to a pole for eating a banana… pic.twitter.com/VzQGFuJT6m
— Saba Khan (@ItsKhan_Saba) September 28, 2023
The authorities have registered a murder case in the matter and arrested seven people, including Kamal, 23, his brother Manoj, 19, Yunus, 20, Kishan, 19, Pappu, Lucky, a food stall owner, and a 17-year-old who has not been named, reported the outlet.
A police official on the condition of anonymity told The Quint that there was no religious motivation for the crime.
“The accused claimed that around 5am, they caught Isar lurking around the area and thought that he was a thief,” Joy N Tirkey, a top police official, was quoted as saying by The Indian Express newspaper.
“They asked him questions but he was unable to reply properly since he was mentally challenged. They then tied him to an electric pole and thrashed him.”
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