Armaan killed for celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi [ Delhi , India ]

[ Reported as seen ]

On September 9, 2022, 22 year old Armaan was stabbed to death, for celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi, by his co-religionists. Other 4 were injured in the attack. Armaan, Monty alias Moin Khan, and Fardeen were injured in the attack. They were taken to the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial hospital in the vicinity, police said. The doctors at the hospital declared Armaan as brought dead.

Media reports states that Armaan was stabbed to death during the immersion of Ganesh idol in Mangolpuri. Salim, Armaan’s father and brother revealed that he was killed because of participating in the celebrations.

According to reports, Salim told the media that the attackers suddenly attacked Fardeen (Armaan’s cousin) after seeing gulaal (coloured powder) on his face. The enraged attackers accused him of not being a devout Muslim. “What kind of Muslim are you, to put gulaal on your face?” yelled the murderers  before attacking Fardeen.

“After this, an altercation broke out between them,” Salim said, adding that when Armaan heard the noise, he went out to inquire what had happened. There he found that his brother had been stabbed. Armaan immediately grabbed Farhaan and was rushing him to the hospital, when the attackers pulled him from behind and dragged him inside a house, and stabbed him too.

Fardeen said, “They asked me why I wasn’t offering Namaz after noticing gulaal on me. They started abusing me, this led to an altercation between us. They then took out a knife and started attacking me. I also retaliated by pushing them. Many boys from the accused’s gang gathered around us. They then stabbed my brother Armaan.”

According to media reports, the attackers were named as Shahrukh, Sheikh Sameer, Vineet, Saif, Karan Badshah, Ajay, Sabir, and Shabir.