Sadruddin, Shamim and two others attack a Hindu youth and his kins in UP; Sadhus step in to save their lives
Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, India 
11 February, 2024
Case Summary
In Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, a Hindu youth named Vikas Rajput, along with his mother and sisters, was attacked in the Kadrigate police station area. The attackers, identified as Shamim, Sadruddin, and two others, assaulted them at a fair. They threatened to kill and bury them in the graveyard. Some sages intervened to saved them. Vikas Rajput filed a police complaint on February 13th, stating that they were attacked while visiting Mela Ramnagariya. When Vikas objected to offensive remarks, the culprits physically assaulted him, his mother, and siblings, causing serious injuries.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
In this case, it is important to keep in mind that this incident took place at Mela Ramnagariya. This fair takes place because sages, pilgrims stay at the banks of river Ganga for a month. Therefore, this was clearly a religious fair which was attended mostly be pilgrims and devotees. In this religious fair, the Muslim perpetrators abused and assaulted the Hindu victim and his family and were brutal enough to kill him, had the Sadhus not intervened. There is a strong suspicion that the attack was born out of religious animosity of the Muslim perpetrators towards Hindus and Hindu devotees predominantly. However, since this indication has not been given by the victim, his family or the sadhus, this case is being categorised as undecided. If more information emerges, it will be added to the hate crime database.
Victim Details
Total Victim
5
Deceased
0
Gender
- Male 2
- Female 3
- Third Gender 0
- Unknown 0
Caste
- SC/ST 0
- OBC 0
- General 0
- Unknown 5
Age Group
- Minor 0
- Adult 0
- Senior Citizen 0
- Unknown 5
Case Status
Arrested
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
From 2 To 5
Perpetrators Gender
male
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