Maharashtra: Muslim man assaulted, abused in train on suspicion of carrying beef, FIR filed

A video of an elderly Muslim man being assaulted and abused by his co-passengers in a train in Maharashtra on the suspicion that he was carrying beef has sparked widespread criticism on social media.

The video showed a group of men abusing and repeatedly slapping the man, Haji Ashraf Munyar, and asking him if the meat he was carrying was beef. The assault reportedly took place near the town of Igatpuri in the Nashik district.

The Government Railway Police in the Thane district on Saturday filed a first information report in the matter. A railway police official told Scroll that the incident was from August 28.

Munyar, a resident of the Jalgaon district, was said to have been travelling to his daughter’s home in the city of Kalyan near Mumbai.

“We have taken cognisance of the video and identified the victim,” PTI quoted an unidentified official as saying. “Some of the people involved in the attack have also been identified, and a probe is on.”

Haji Ashraf Munyar from a village in Jalgaon District travelling in a train to Kalyan to meet his daughter was abused and badly beaten up by goons in a train near Igatpuri alleging him of carrying beef. pic.twitter.com/uOr3vlqBqB— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) August 30, 2024

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