A differently-abled man identified as Banwari Lal Jain aged 65 was beaten to death on suspicion of being Muslim in Madhya Pradesh’s Neecmuch district.
According to a report by Muslim Mirror, the police have registered a case under sections 304 (Causing death by negligence) and section 302, (Punishment for murder) of the Indian Penal code.
“We are looking at CCTV footage of the area and other links to probe the matter,” Police said.
Speaking to the media, Manasa police station in-charge K L Dangi said, “We recovered a body on Rampura road. Since there was no identification, it was kept in the freezer and his photo was circulated for identification. After multiple efforts, the deceased was identified as one Bhanwarlal Jain.”
The incident came to light after a video clip went viral on social media. In the video, the person (Dinesh Kushwaha) can be seen asking ‘Are you Mohammed, Show me your Identity Card’, while thrashing him.’