Suspected members of the Hindu Yuva Vahini allegedly lynched an elderly Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr, the latest charge of vigilantism against the right-wing group founded by chief minister Yogi Adityanath. Local residents in Sohi village, near Pahasu in Bulandshahr district, said the Muslim man worked in Saudi Arabia and came to the village on April 11 for vacations. Angry Hindu families in the area were allegedly mounting pressure on the four Muslim families to help trace the couple. His death sparked communal tensions in the area and his son lodged an FIR against Vahini members. Gulam’s son told HT over the phone that the Muslim families had tried their best to trace the couple but failed.

Source: Hindustan Times May 03, 2017 09:59 UTC