08-Apr-2023

Jharkhand:  Anti Muslim Violence in Jamshedpur, Muslim shops and vehicles vandalized

Location: Jamshedpur, Jharkhand

Half a dozen small shops and vehicles belonging to Muslims were set on fire and stones were pelted on the Muslim colonies by mobs chanting Jai Shri Ram. It was alleged that someone had wrapped beef in a saffron flag and desecrated it. However, the police investigation rubbished the claim and revealed that the meat was chicken. A senior BJP leader was arrested in connection with the communal clash.

Sources:

The Hindu: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/clashes-erupt-in-jamshedpur-section-144-clamped/article66719392.ece

The Siasat daily: https://www.siasat.com/chicken-not-beef-jamshedpur-police-clarify-meat-was-not-hung-on-hindu-flag-2566819/