Assam man force-fed by mob for selling beef

April 09, 2019 09:44

Shaukat Ali, a resident of Biswanath district in Assam, was targeted by a mob on Sunday for allegedly selling beef. Police said a complaint filed by Alis family claimed that he was force-fed meat to hurt his religious sentiments.

A purported video clip of the incident circulated on social media showed Ali (45) being heckled and abused by a mob. While the faces of the attackers are not visible, their voices can be heard. Why did you come to sell beef here? asks one person. The next question is, Are you a Bangladeshi?, followed by Is your name on the NRC.

Ali can be seen sitting on the ground as he is heckled and abused. One person in the mob then makes him eat what appeared to be a piece of meat.

The video appears to be genuine. We have received an FIR from a relative of Ali, Biswanath SP Rakesh Roushan was quoted as saying. According to the complaint, Ali was attacked and forced to eat meat to hurt his religious sentiments. We have begun an investigation and will proceed as per law, said Roushan.

Biswanath, under the Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency, goes to polls in the first phase on April 11.

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