People wear black arm bands in protest during Eid namaaz
People in Haryana's Kandhawali village wore black arm bands during Eid namaaz to protest against the lynching of 17-year-old Junaid on a train last week. Junaid's brothers were also injured by the mob. According to one of his brothers, Hashim, the 20-25 people who attacked them, pointed to the caps on their heads, and called them Pakistani, anti-national and beef-eater.
People in Ballabgarh's Kandhawali village in Haryana wore black arms bands during Eid prayers to express their angst over lynching of a 17-year-old in a train last week. Junaid (17) was stabbed to death while his two brothers - Hasim (21) and and Sakir (23) - were injured by a mob who also allegedly passed slurs against them after the dispute over the seat on board the Delhi-Mathura passenger train between Ballabgarh and Mathura stations on Thursday (June 22) night.Situation in Junaid's village - Kandhawali - remains tense as people demand strict and fast action against the culprits.DCP Vishnu Dayal, who has been camping in the village, told India Today that one accused has been arrested so far and others involved in the incident have been identified and would be nabbed soon.WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENEDThe arrested accused, before being remanded to police custody by a court in Faridabad district, told reporters that he was in an inebriated state at during the incident.However, Hashim gave a different account indicating that there was no dispute over seats in the train.Giving details, he said that they finished their Eid shopping from Sadar Bazaar in Delhi and boarded a train from there on Thursday."When we sat in the train, it was almost empty. By the time it reached Okhla, the compartment was full. About 20-25 persons boarded the train from Okhla. My brother Junaid was asked by an aged man who boarded the train to give seat to him. He got up and gave the seat to him," he said."All of a sudden the group of 20-25 persons who had boarded the train from Okhla station pushed us and my brother Junaid fell down. When I and Junaid told them why they were pushing they pointed to a skull cap on my head. They told us that we are Muslims, anti-nationals, Pakistani, ate beef and then while hurling abuses at us they pulled my cap and threw it down. They also tried to pull my beard," Hashim said recounting the harrowing experience.Hashim said that later the group started beating him and his brothers in the train.ALSO READ:Man lynched, 3 thrashed over rumours of beef eating on Delhi-Ballabhgarh train route