The police are yet to take any formal action, leaving Mohammad Ubaidullah seeking justice and answers
Team Clarion
NEW DELHI —A group of Hindutva fanatics assaulted an Arabic tutor and hurled religious and parochial slurs at him while he was returning to his Laxmi Nagar home in the national capital at night earlier this week.
The assailants, all believed to be in their 20s and 30s, stopped the tutor Mohammad Ubaidullah’s motorbike late on Monday night and started thrashing him without any reason and provocation. Ubaidullah was headed to his home after a tutoring session, media reports said on Friday.
“They surrounded me, called me ‘Kathmulla’ and ‘Pakistani,’ Ubaidullah was quoted by The Observer Post as saying. “One of them pointed a pistol at me. They dragged me to the ground, kicked me, hurled abuses, and punched me in the eye, leaving it bruised. Somehow, I managed to escape, leaving my bike behind,” Ubaidullah said.
Despite filing a complaint soon after the attack, Ubaidullah claims no First Information Report (FIR) has been registered yet. He further alleged that his request for CCTV footage from the area was denied.
“I am a law-abiding, peace-loving citizen. I have never experienced anything like this before. My sentiments are deeply hurt by the unruly behaviour of these men. I teach, and this is not the example I want to be set for the coming generation,” he stated in his complaint.
As of now, the police are yet to take any formal action, leaving Ubaidullah seeking justice and answers.
