SALESMAN THRASHED BY MOB IN DELHI’S JAITPUR
NEW DELHI,(HINDUSTAN TIMES),04 JUNE2019- An 18-year-old salesman was thrashed by a mob for over two hours in south Delhi’s Jaitpur in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.
The man, who goes by the single name Sajid, sustained severe injuries all over his body, including his face, but the wounds are not life threatening, police said. While Sajid alleged that the mob intensified their violence on getting to know that he was a Muslim and even hurled religious insults at him, Chinmoy Biswal, Deputy Commissioner of Police, denied that the assault turned into a hate crime. He maintained that it was a case of mistaken identity.
The DCP said one of the alleged attackers has been arrested while they are on the lookout for the other person.
A case of abduction, wrongful confinement and assault has been registered at Jaitpur police station, the officer said.