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Boy thrashed for refusing to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' in Kanpur

A 16-year-old Muslim boy was allegedly beaten by unidentified men here for wearing a skull cap and refusing to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram.

According to police reports, the incident took place on Friday when the victim, Mohammad Taj, a resident of Barra, was returning home after offering namaaz in Kidwai Nagar.

Four unidentified motorcyclists stopped Taj a few hundred metres from his house and objected to his wearing the skull cap.

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