Journalist, brother assaulted in Bihar for wearing kurta-pyjama
Patna: As reports of attacks on Muslims and Kashmiris continue to crop up across India, a journalist from Bihar along with his brother was brutally attacked by a Hindutva mob for wearing kurta and pajama.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the journalist Danish was returning home with his brother after finishing work when they were intercepted by the mob. “There were around 20-25 young men who surrounded us and started beating us only because my brother was wearing a kurta-pyjama. We were struck on our heads and necks,” he said.
A video of Danish and his brother, soaked in blood, has emerged on social media platforms. It is unclear if the journalist has filed a police complaint.
Attacks on Muslims have increased after the Pahalgam attack. Hate speech and attacks on shops, refusal to treat Muslim patients, call for sexual violence against women, especially Kashmiri female students, by right-wing aligned supporters and organisations are being reported from several parts of India.
