India: mob beats Muslim man to death in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh

A 25-year-old Muslim youth was beaten to death by an angry mob on Tuesday, The Hindu reported yesterday.

The incident occurred on Tuesday night after the motorbike of the victim, Irshad Mohammad, hit a man, who was participating in Dusshera celebrations in Hapur district’s Luhari village.

The accident led to a verbal row which soon escalated to violence after a group of people beat up Mr. Mohammad. After the assault, Mr. Mohammad was rushed to the local public health centre where doctors declared him as ‘dead on arrival’.

In the aftermath of the killing, tempers are high in the area, and the district administration has been forced to depute additional forces to control any potential communal flare-ups.

Violence against minority Muslims in India has been a common scene under Modi’s Hindu nationalistic administration and the Hindutva agenda.