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West Bengal: Muslim youth killed for protesting against eve-teasing during Mahashivratri

A young man was hacked to death for confronting a group that was hurling sexual abuses at some women performers in West Bengal.

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Indo Asian News Service|Feb 26, 2017, 19:10:11 IST

Kolkata: A young man was hacked to death for confronting a group that was hurling sexual abuses at some women performers in West Bengal, the state police said on Sunday."Md Mustakin, a resident of South 24-Paragana district, was attacked by a group of men on his way back home on Saturday night," a senior police official said.According to Mustakin's family, he was attacked because he confronted a group of men hurling obscene comments at female performers on Friday evening during a cultural programme on the occasion of Mahashivratri.The police said they have already detained four people."According to police records, the deceased (Mustakin) also had a criminal record. We are investigating the motive behind the murder," the official added.

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First Published:Feb 26, 2017, 19:10:11 IST
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