Two youths, Shekhar and Basant forced to chant religious slogans by a mob that showed them Tabrez Ansari’s video, stabbed when refused

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In a horrific incident, two Hindu youth have been attacked and stabbed by a mob after they refused to chant religious slogans, reports Dainik Bhaskar.

According to the reports, the incident occurred in Ranchi, Jharkhand on Saturday when a mob attacked two Hindu youths – Shekhar and Basanth, who were forced to chant religious slogans after showing video of Tabrez Ansari, who was allegedly killed by a mob.

According to the youth, they were in search of their cattle on the outskirts of the city. Initially they were asked about their religion. After that, they were reportedly forced to chant religious slogans. The men also showed them the videos of Tabrez Ansari while asking them to raise religious slogans. Shekhar and Basant allege that they were stabbed as they objected to the demands of the mob.

As Shekhar and Basant refused to raise religious slogans, the angry men stabbed them with knives. One of the victims has been stabbed in the neck while the other one has been stabbed in the hand by a group of four men.

A complaint has been registered in the Argora Police Station, Ranchi against the accused. The search has begun to nab the accused.

OpIndia Staff: Staff reporter at OpIndia