Three Muslim meat traders were allegedly attacked by a mob in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on the eve of Republic Day of india, The incident took place in the Julpia area under the Bishnupur Police Station. The victims, Faraj Ali Piyada, aged 35, Akkash Ali Piyada, aged 37, and Ansar Ali Piyada, aged 29, are residents of Khodar Bazar Madhyapara in Baruipur and have been running a mutton business at the local Kachari Bazar for several years. They were left seriously injured and deeply traumatized after the attack.
According to the victims’ families, the ordeal began with a business-related disagreement. A group of customers at their shop reportedly expressed dissatisfaction with the mutton provided. Despite the traders slaughtering three additional goats to satisfy the customers, the group refused the meat and demanded a refund. The victims’ father allegedly returned the money immediately to avoid conflict.
However, the matter did not end there. As Faraj Ali was returning from the shop later that evening, he was intercepted at the Julpia Koylar More by four individuals. He was allegedly dragged into a nearby village where a mob of 40 to 50 people descended upon him. “They beat me half-dead before the police arrived,” Faraj recounted. He alleged that the mob used communal slurs, shouting, “You are Muslim Bangladeshis, eating and living off our land.”
