A 19-year-old Muslim youth was allegedly lynched and killed by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) members in Karnataka’s Gadag district on Monday.
Sameer (19), who runs his uncle’s restaurant, went to the hotel on Monday night and took his friend Shamsir, who owns a photo studio shop on his bike.
At around 7 30 PM, Nearly 10-15 members of RSS, waiting at Naragunda State Bank near Sangarwara, stopped their bike and attacked them with deadly weapons. “They stabbed him with a weapon ‘Trishool’, he tried to escape and rescue himself, he was running to save his life, they caught him and mercilessly thrashed him with sharp weapons”, said Sameer’s friend.
“They killed my brother merely because of his religious identity. We have lost everything. I can’t express my grief. Nothing can bring my brother back, but justice should prevail. No innocent life should be treated like the way they treated my brother. These hate mongers should be censured”, Sameer’s brother was quoted by Muslim Mirror.
The victim’s family has complained that the gang members, including Mallikarjuna Hiremath and Kumar, were involved in the act. An FIR has been lodged at the Naragund police station.
Four members of the RSS and Bajrang Dal have been arrested so far.