‘Jai Shri Ram’ Becoming a Lynch Mob’s Tool is Kaafi Real

A video of the lynching shows the attackers forcing him to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ as they beat him relentlessly.

A 24-year-old Muslim man was forced to say 'Jai Shri Ram' as he was beaten for 18 hours straight.

(Photo: Aroop Mishra/The Quint)

A 24-year-old Muslim man named Tabrez Ansari was lynched by a mob in Jharkhand on the suspicion of stealing a motorcycle, on 18 June. He was allegedly beaten for 18 hours straight. Three days later, he succumbed to injuries.

A purported video of the lynching shows the attackers forcing him to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ as they beat him relentlessly.

A 24-year-old Muslim man was forced to say ‘Jai Shri Ram’ as he was beaten for 18 hours straight.(Photo: Aroop Mishra/The Quint)