Arbaz (25), a Muslim youth was brutally murdered by a Hindutva group Ram Sena in Belagavi of Karnataka for allegedly having an interfaith love affair with a Hindu girl.
According to news reports, the body of the 25-year-old youth was found beheaded near the railway tracks of Khanapur.
“My brother received a call on 28 September from a Hindutva group named Ram Sena and he went to meet them. Hours after, Railway cops called us and said to us that Aebaz died of suicide and body is on the railway track,” Sameer Parshwadi, kin of deceased told Maktoob.
He also said that there were continuous death threats from Hindutva groups including Ram Sena because of his (Arbaz’s) love with the girl from a Hindu family.
“It was not a suicide. It is a cold-blooded murder,” kin of Arbaz said, adding, “His hands were tied with rope and his body was cut into different parts.”
The family of the youth has filed a complaint alleging that the love affair between her son and the Hindu girl and subsequent death threats from Hindutva groups lead to her son’s death.
The Railway police have registered a case and investigating the matter. The investigation is underway based on the complaint.