‘Cut ear with pliers, broke hand’: Mob lynching victim succumbs to injuries in Bihar

'Asked My Religion, Cut My Ears': Bihar Mob Lynching Victim's Last Statement

(Trigger Warning: This story contains details of graphic violence. Exposing hate and communalism is a key focus area in The Quint's reportage. Become a member and help us do more such stories).A case of alleged mob lynching has come to light from Bihar’s Nawada district. Mohammad Athar Hussain, who was seriously injured in the violence that took place on 5 December in Bhatta village under the Roh police station area, died during treatment on the…

‘Cut ear with pliers, broke hand’: Mob lynching victim succumbs to injuries in Bihar

According to his brother Mohammad Shakib Alam, Hussain, who also lived partly with his in-laws in Barui village, was returning home when his bicycle broke down near Bhattapar village under Roh police station, forcing him to look for a puncture shop.

Checked he was a Muslim, cut ear with pliers: 50-year-old man lynched in Bihar

A 50-year-old cloth vendor, Mohammad Athar Hussain, succumbed to his injuries late Friday night at Biharsharif Sadar Hospital, days after being brutally assaulted in a mob lynching incident in the Roh police station area of Nawada district. Hussain was attacked on December 5 while returning from Dumri village when six to seven men stopped him, questioned his name and identity, and then subjected him to severe violence. According to his statement…