Mohammed Hasmad Ali was tortured and killed by the mob.
By Dileep Thekkethil
In yet another brutal incident of lynching, a headmaster of a government primary madrassa in Manipur was beaten to death by an angry mob for allegedly stealing a calf.
According to the police, the body of Mohammed Hasmad Ali was found from KeiraoMakating village in Manipur’s Imphal East district on Monday.
The police also added that the mob got infuriated on seeing the headmaster with a calf, which was missing from the cattle shed of a villager.
The mob believing that the headmaster stole the calf later tortured and killed fifty-five years old Hasmad Ali, whose body was found five kms. away from his house.
The body of the deceased has been kept at an Imphal hospital whereas the calf is currently in the custody of Irilbung police station.
Soon after the recovery of the body, residents of Keirao Makting village staged a protest outside the Irilbung police station demanding the arrest of the killers.
Meanwhile, a Muslim organization has opposed the burying of the madrassa headmaster and have called in for the centre’s intervention in the killing. It has also called for a statewidebandh on Thursday.
Mohammed Rajauddin, convenor of a joint action committee against Ali’s killing, told The Hindustan Times, “Ali, a kind-hearted and honest teacher, was killed after being accused of a crime he could not have committed. The police know who his assailants are but are not taking action. We will not take his body from JNIMS for burial until justice is done.â€