Muslim Man Shot at in Begusarai of Bihar, Saying He Should Live in Pakistan

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India Tomorrow
Patna, May 27— In another incident of hate crime that has seemingly increased after the massive victory of BJP in the Lok Sabha elections, a young man identified as Mohammad Qasim was reportedly shot at in Begusarai district of Bihar Sunday morning. The attacker first asked his name and then opened fire at him saying he should live in Pakistan.

The incident took place in Kumbhi village under Cheria-Bariyarpur police station of the district. Qasim, son of Aghanu Mia of Khanjahanpur Panchayat, was shot at allegedly by one Rajiv Yadav of the village.

An FIR has been lodged at the local Cheria-Bariarpur police station of the district but the accused has not been arrested yet, said the police, reports The Hindu.

A video of the injured man speaking about the incident has gone viral on social media.

In the video, the victim, a detergent salesman, has narrated the incident. He had gone to Kumbhi village on his bike for his business purposes.

“I was stopped by Rajiv Yadav and he asked me my name…when I told him my name he fired at me and said you should go to Pakistan,” said Qasim in the video.

“The attacker Rajiv Yadav was drunk and when he started loading another cartridge in his pistol I pushed him and fled away,” he added further.

Qasim got bullet in the back.

In the video, he said: “no one witnessing the incident came to his rescue and somehow.” He somehow reached the police station and the police took him to the government hospital for further treatment.

“Yes, Mohd. Qasim has lodged an FIR in the incident at local Cheria-Bariarpur police station and has also named one person in the FIR…we are conducting raid to arrest him but he is at large,” Begusarai Superintendent of Police Awakash Kumar told The Hindu over phone.

BJP leader Giriraj Singh, known for hate speeches, won the Lok Sabha poll from the Begusarai constituently on Thursday, defeating CPI candidate and former JNU students’ union leader Kanhaiya Kumar by over 4.5 lakh votes. RJD’s Tanweer Hasan finished at No. 3.

The Begusarai incident is the fourth in the last four days.

On May 22, a Muslim couple and their Hindu friend were assaulted by a gang of self-styled cow vigilantes in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh. They Muslim couple was also allegedly forced to chant Jai Shri Ram.

On May 25, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the nation that minorities were kept in fear for electoral gains for decades and asked his NDA parties to win their trust, a Muslim youth was reportedly assaulted in Gurugram in BJP-ruled Haryana, hardly couple of hours drive from the national capital. The Muslim youth, identified as Mohammad Barkat, 25, was not only thrashed when he was returning from Travih, special night prayers in Ramazan, but was also asked by the goons to remove his skullcap and chant Jai Shri Ram.

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