Three young men were brutally assaulted in Godhra after they allegedly refused to chant Jai Shree Ram. The boys identified as Hafiz Sohel Bhagat, Hafiz Samir Bhagat and Hafiz Salman Giteli, were allegedly attacked with knives by six men on the night of August 1, 2019.
At about 11 PM, the boys were passing through Bawani Madhi, a neighbourhood inhabited predominantly by members of the majority community, on their motor cycles. They were allegedly accosted by six as yet unidentified men who demanded to know why they were in the were in the neighbourhood and then asked them to chant Jai Shree Ram. When the boys refused, they were assaulted with weapons including knives. The boys suffered serious injuries including head injuries and have been admitted to the local civil hospital.
Meanwhile, the police have lodged and FIR against six unknown people said to be in the age group of 22 to 30 years under IPC sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 324 (causing hurt with a deadly weapon), 504 (intentional insult and provocation) and 506-2 (criminal intimidation). The matter is currently under investigation. The FIR may be viewed here:
