UP: Muslim driver dies four days after being assaulted by kanwariyas following road accident

A 24-year-old Muslim truck driver died of his injuries four days after he was assaulted by a group of kanwariyas in Hapur district in Uttar Pradesh, The Print reported on Friday.

The assault followed an argument after Azeem Ali’s truck collided with an auto-rickshaw hired by the kanwariyas in Garhmukhteshwar town on July 31. The collision allegedly injured the auto-rickshaw driver, Farman, who was standing near the vehicle. Ali was then allegedly pulled out of his truck and assaulted.

A purported video of the incident has been shared widely on social media which shows Ali being assaulted by a group of men in the presence of a police officer.

Ali was initially taken to hospital in Meerut and later shifted to Delhi as his condition worsened. He reportedly went into a coma and died at a Delhi hospital on Tuesday, The Print reported.

A first information report has been registered against seven persons, including four kanwariyas, in connection with Ali’s murder.

Five persons identified as Manish, Ankit, Lokesh, Shivam and Farman, along with two unidentified persons, have been booked under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to murder, rioting and voluntarily causing hurt, The Print reported.

No arrests have been made so far.

The Hapur Police said that a case was filed on the basis of a written complaint...

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