Mob Attacks UP Police Station After Duo Given Protection From Assault

Mob attacks UP police station after duo given protection from assault

Two Muslim men were violently attacked by an angry mob in Nayagaon of Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh on suspicion of theft. Fahim and his relative Firoz were returning home after attending a Chehlum procession, when a group of men stopped them and falsely accused them of being thieves. “Despite telling them that they mistook us for someone else and we are not thieves, the group attacked us with sticks,” Fahim said. On receiving information, th…

Mob Assaults Muslim Men in UP; Attacks Police Station After Cops Refuse to Hand Over Rescued Victims - Clarion India

“Additional force was sent to the police station, which used mild force and fired tear gas shells to disperse the crowd,” police said.  ETAH — An angry mob attacked two Muslim men accusing them of theft, and later caused a ruckus at a police station where the victims were taken after being rescued, officials said on Saturday. The incident occurred in the Nayagaon police station area late on Friday night, PTI reported. Fahim, one of the two attac…