Some Islamist handles on social media shared a post on Sunday (16th March) alleging that a Muslim man died in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, after being beaten by a group of people celebrating Holi on Saturday (15th March). The social media handles, including Maktoob Media and Hate Detector, claimed that the Muslim man died after he was physically attacked by a group of Hindus playing Holi after he objected to being coloured.
Citing a report of Jagran, the social media handles alleged that the 48-year-old Muslim man named Sharif was going to a mosque on Saturday when he reportedly encountered a group of men celebrating Holi near Mohalla Kashif Ali Sarai Chungi Power House. The group threw colours on him, to which he objected. The group allegedly physically attacked him. He was rescued by some bystanders who made him sit down on a platform nearby and gave him water to drink. However, a few moments later, he collapsed and died.
The victim reportedly lived near Qasim Nagar Rabbanna Mosque in Sadar. He returned to India 2 months ago from Saudi Arabia, where he worked as a driver.
Maktoob Media shared the post on Instagram.
A similar story was shared by Hate Detector on X alleging that the Muslim man died after being brutally assaulted by a Hindu mob.
However, the claims of the Islamist social media users that the Muslim man died after being assaulted by a Hindu mob were refuted by the Unnao Police. Commenting on the post shared by Hate Detector on X, the Unnao Polie said that the deceased died of a cardiac arrest.
The police said that the body of the deceased was sent by the police for post-mortem, which was conducted by a panel of doctors and was videographed. The post-mortem revealed that there was no sign of injury on the body of the deceased. The police are investigating the matter.
Therefore, it can be concluded that the man died due to cardiac arrest, not due to any assault by people celebrating Holi.
