On 23 September 2021, Moinul Haque, a 33-year-old wage labourer, was shot and killed by police in Assam, India.
| Killing of Moinul Haque | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sipajhar, Assam, India |
| Date | September 23, 2021 |
Attack type | gun shooting |
| Weapon | Gun |
| Deaths | 1 |
Background
editOn the night of September 19,[1] villagers in Dholpur, Assam were served an eviction notice, which asked them to vacate the area by the next morning. The villagers staged a peaceful protest against the eviction.[2][3][4][5][6]
Aftermath
editThe state government of Assam has initiated an investigation, to be overseen by a retired High Court judge, into the violence that occurred on Thursday. The cameraman Bijay Bonia, responsible for the fatal attack, has been apprehended and remanded to judicial custody for 14 days by a local court.
Some 800 families were displaced during the operation to remove encroachments at Dholpur since Monday. The state aims to reclaim 4,500 bighas of government land for an agricultural initiative. According to the police, the locals pelted them with stones, leading to the use of necessary force.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Students Islamic Organisation to Fund Education of Moinul Haque's Children". The Wire. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ "No Justice Yet For Moinul Haque, Stomped On After Being Shot 2 Yrs Ago & Thousands Of Others Evicted In Assam". article-14.com. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ "Assam eviction violence: 33-yr-old's family in dark on video that went viral; 12-yr-old dies on way to get Aadhaar". The Indian Express. 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ "Assam Horror: Late Moinul Haque picked up stick to 'save his life' from police, says his family". Muslim Mirror. 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ Gogoi, Suraj (2022-09-23). "Fury is past, nothing but fear: Reflections on Moinul Haque's killing in Assam, one year later". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ "After eviction violence, fear of unknown in Assam village". Hindustan Times. 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ ""They Killed My Son": Assam Family Mourn Man Beaten To Death On Camera". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.