Asansol: After the mob lynching of Rizwan, 2 more Muslim children were beaten for not chanting Jai Shree Ram. Muslims there are living in a state of fear, while school and markets remain shut.
Two innocent children who were returning from school at Musaddi locality were stopped and asked to chant Jai Shree Ram. When they refused they were beaten and threatened to be killed.
Meanwhile, local Muslim youth reached the spot and rescued the minors.
Police succeeded in catching one accused while others escaped. Heavy police force was deployed in the area. All the shops on KT Road in North Asansol remained shut.