A man named Prakash Kumar Manji attacked several Muslims in the city of Varanasi on October 17. Five Muslim men were injured in the case. The incident took place in Revadi Talab village of Bhelupur police station in Varanasi where he stood by the road with a “sharp spade” in his hands and “intentionally targeted” people “based on their Muslim Identity”. Although Manji has been arrested now, Muslim residents are still traumatized after whatever happened.
A video of the incident is making rounds on social media platforms in which Prakash Manjhi is standing in the middle of the road to attack and harm Muslim passengers. He can be spotted in half pants and a long T-shirt, attacking two Muslim men on a bike. Some nearby Muslim vendors were also targeted by him.
Injured Sent To ‘Trauma Center’
Around three injured Muslim men were sent for first aid where they received immediate treatment and were discharged but two were referred to the Trauma centre of BHU to attain treatment, because of “emergency health conditions”.
In another online clip, the men can be seen injured and numb with blood spots on their Kurta, and wounds over their heads and bodies.
Some locals thrashed Manjhi and tried to stop him but failed to control the situation.
Residents of the villages of the Revadi Talab area said that the man was identifying Muslims with their dresses and appearance and was “attacking them selectively” without harming anyone from any different religious community.
Atmosphere of ‘Unrest’
According to reports, locals were afraid and infuriated. Hundreds of villagers amassed and filed complaints against him as the “deadly attacks with a sharp spade” were threatening and endangering everyone.
An investigation revealed that Manjhi does not belong to Revadi Talab village and he entered the area on a motorcycle to ‘intentionally target Muslims’ and to cause communal eruption as the village is dominated by Muslims. He also attempted to incite the locals with hateful annotations before attacking them.
Although an FIR has been registered and the person is behind bars now, this incident has caused unnecessary turmoil in the village.
