Maharashtra: Woman, daughter killed in Latur ‘road rage’, family alleges hate crime
The Muslim family alleged that the police initially wanted to classify it as an ordinary incident.
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A three-year-old girl and her mother died in Maharashtra’s Latur on September 29 after five men in a car allegedly ran over a family travelling on a motorcycle, The Indian Express reported.
The men had chased the Muslim family for five km following an argument over driving.
Sadique Shaikh, who was riding the motorcycle, and his six-year-old son survived with injuries. Shaikh’s wife Iqra and daughter Nadia died.
Shaikh has alleged that the men who chased him and his family had also used communal slurs and said “Muslims need to be taught a lesson”, the newspaper reported.
The accused were arrested on charges of murder, Latur Superintendent of Police Somay Mundhe told The Indian Express. The men were identified as Digambhar Pandole, Krishna Wagh, Basvaraj Dhotre, Manoj Mane and Manoj Mudame.
“At this time, it appears to be a case of road rage,” Mundhe said when asked if the incident would be investigated as a hate crime.
The car abruptly moved in front of the motorcycle Shaikh was riding near Ausa around 8 pm on September 29, the first information report said. Ausa is located about 20 km away from Latur town.
Shaikh confronted the men in the car, who were allegedly intoxicated, he was quoted as saying. While he continued riding following the argument, the men in the vehicle...
