On Monday (15 April 2024) in Jharkhand’s Girdih, a group of Islamist men attacked a young man named Neeraj. The attackers, including Akhtar Ansari, Armaan, Shahid, Waris, Afzal, and Aansuf Ansari, reportedly stabbed Neeraj because Akhtar was asking for Neeraj’s sister’s mobile number. The victim intervened when he heard about this and was stabbed by the group. He has been admitted to the hospital, and the police have arrested two attackers, including Arman while others are absconding.

The incident occurred in the Dhanwar police station area of Girdih district. In the village of Gorhand, a Hindu girl went to fill water from the dam around 5 pm on Monday. Akhtar Ansari, also from the same village, asked the girl for her mobile number, but she ignored him and went home. She narrated the entire incident to her brother Neeraj, who upon hearing his sister’s account, confronted Akhtar near the dam. An argument broke out, and when it escalated, people passing by intervened and separated them.

Later, Neeraj went near the dam again. Akhtar and his associates, Aansuf Ansari, Waris, Armaan, Afzal, and Shahid, were waiting there. They brutally beat the victim with an iron rod, injuring his head. Then, they stabbed him in the stomach and back before fleeing, leaving him injured.

Neeraj was admitted to a hospital in Girdih and later referred to Dhanbad due to the severity of his condition. Tension has risen in the village because the incident occurred between two communities, leading to the deployment of police forces. Nandu Kumar, the in-charge of Dhanwar police station, stated that two accused, including Armaan Ansari, have been arrested. Police are searching for the other accused.