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“We had gone to a shop to buy some items. There was a boy there who told us to chant ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’, ‘Jai Hind’, and ‘Jai Sita Ram’. We said that we could not say those slogans. Yes, we can say ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ and ‘Jai Bharat’. About an hour later, that boy came to my room and threatened me. The next day, those people caught me again and said, ‘You Bangladeshi ba****d, we will kill you.’ Then two men grabbed me by the collar and started beating me. Another man began hitting me from behind. They dragged me through the entire village for 2–3 kilometers while beating me. There was no one to save me. Blood was coming out of my nose and mouth. Finally, they took me near a Kali temple and said, ‘Come on, I’ll sacrifice you at the Kali temple.’”
The fire of violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh has now reached minority Muslims in India. In Madhubani, Bihar, some extremists brutally assaulted a labourer who is an Indian resident by calling him Bangladeshi. The labourer, Nurshed, was seriously injured in the attack.
In this case, the police have registered an FIR at Rajnagar police station based on the victim’s complaint; however, the attackers are still absconding.
A video related to the life-threatening attack on Nurshed Alam is also going viral on social media. In the video, the blood-soaked labourer Nurshed Alam can be seen lying on the ground amid a crowd. A young man is repeatedly punching Nurshed in the face, while people in the crowd are chanting “Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi.”
The Quint spoke to Nurshed’s cousin Naseem to learn more about the incident. He said that Nurshed sustained serious injuries and has been taken to Biratnagar, Nepal, for treatment. Naseem said:
“When we got the news about the beating, we went from Supaul to Madhubani. After first aid at the government hospital in Madhubani, he was taken to the police station to file an application. Then, at the insistence of the entire family, he was taken to Purnia for treatment. He was treated by a private doctor in Purnia, which cost about ₹11,000. Now he has been taken to Biratnagar. Nurshed is a mason. He had received work to build a government drain in Madhubani and was living in Supaul for that work. He has a long beard, because of which he was targeted.”Naseem, cousin of the victim