Bihar: Journalist, Brother Assaulted by Mob for Wearing Kurta-Pyjama

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PATNA — In the aftermath of the deadly Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir, numerous reports of attacks on the Muslims and Kashmiris have been reported across the India. In one such case, a local journalist from Bihar’s Gaya district, along with his brother, was brutally attacked by a mob of 20-25 people. 

The journalist Danish was returning home with his brother after finishing work when they were intercepted by the mob. “There were around 20-25 young men who surrounded us and started beating us only because my brother was wearing a kurta-pyjama. We were struck on our heads and necks,” he said.

A video of Danish and his brother, soaked in blood, has emerged on social media platforms. It is unclear if the journalist has filed a police complaint, Siasat Daily reported.

Attacks on Muslims have increased after the Pahalgam attack that left at least 28 dead, including two foreign nationals. Hate speech and attacks on shops, refusal to treat Muslim patients, call for sexual violence against women, especially Kashmiri female students, by right-wing aligned supporters and organisations are being reported from several parts of the country.

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