UP Muslim man mistaken as thief lynched to death; 4 arrested

A 35-year-old Muslim man was lynched to death by a Hindutva mob after he was mistaken for a thief in Aligarh’s Mama Bhanja locality late Tuesday night.

According to reports, the deceased Mohammed Farid alias Aurangazeb was attacked after he was coming out of a house belonging to one Mukesh Mittal. Mittal’s son Rohit saw Farid running towards



the main gate. Mistaking him to be a thief, Rohit, his family members and people in the area attacked him with lathis. Faird was also kicked and punched in his face.

A video of the attack has gone viral on social media platforms. Later police personnel can be seen taking a grievously injured Farid to the hospital. He was pronounced dead on arrival.