Muslim Schoolboys Tied to Pole, Beaten by Maratha Men, Latur Police File FIR Against Victims First

Muslim Schoolboys Tied to Pole, Beaten by Maratha Men, Latur Police File FIR Against Victims First

Latur: Police Registered FIR Against Victims First, Later Booked Men Accused of Beating Muslim Schoolboys

A video showing three Muslim schoolboys tied to a pole and brutally beaten in Maharashtra’s Latur district has triggered outrage, with questions being raised over the police’s handling of the case. The incident took place on July 10 in Kharola village of Renapur taluka. According to reports, the three boys, aged between 13 and 15 years, were allegedly assaulted by men belonging to the Maratha community. The attack was reportedly recorded by one …

Muslim schoolboys brutally beaten by Hindu men; Police accused of downplaying communal angle

Police maintained that the incident bore no communal motive, but the victims' families alleged that the attackers hurled communal and casteist slurs during the assault and that officers advised them not to mention the boys' Muslim identity in connection with the case.