A madrasa teacher claimed that he was beaten up and pushed off a moving train for not chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ on Thursday, 20 June, while he was on his way from Canning in South 24 Parganas district to Hooghly, The Indian Express reported.
According to the police, 26-year-old Hafeez Mohd Sahrukh Haldar escaped with minor injuries.
Haldar said he was asked to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' by a group of people who were already chanting the slogan.
“I was travelling to Hooghly when a group of people were chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ inside the compartment. They asked me to chant the same. When I refused, they started to beat me... nobody came to my rescue. The incident took place while the train was between Dhakuria and Park Circus stations. They pushed me off the train at Park Circus station. Some locals helped me.”Hafeez Mohd Sahrukh to The Indian Express
Haldar, who is a resident of Basanti in South 24 Parganas, said the incident took place in train number 34531 (Canning- Sealdah).
WHAT DOES THE POLICE SAY?
Till now, no arrest has been made in the case. According to the report, the police said that he might have been assaulted during the journey due to the commotion during boarding and deboarding the train.
“He had minor injuries and was taken to Chittaranjan Hospital. Proper treatment was provided to him. It seems that he was assaulted during the journey due to boarding and deboarding issues. There were two to three people who sustained minor injuries. Investigation is on and no one has been arrested.”Police official
Haldar said that when he first approached the Topsia police station, he was told that the Government Railway Police (GRP) was the right authority to approach.
A case was filed against unknown people at Ballygunge railway station under IPC Sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 325 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (acts done by several persons), The Indian Express reported quoting the Railway police.
(With inputs from The Indian Express)
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