Muslim man assaulted, called ‘Pakistani’, dies by suicide; Latur police say accused journalist absconding

Muslim man assaulted, called ‘Pakistani’, dies by suicide; Latur police say accused journalist absconding

In Maharashtra’s Latur district, police have initiated a search for a local journalist accused of assaulting a 30-year-old Muslim man, Amir Pathan, during a road rage incident on May 3. The journalist allegedly hurled communal slurs at Pathan, questioning whether he was a “Pakistani or Kashmiri,” before physically attacking him and filming the incident. Pathan, reportedly distressed by the humiliation and threats of the video being circulated on…