09/03/2026
Muslim Youths Fasting in Ramzan Allegedly Beaten Inside Raidurgam Police Station:
On 8th March at around 12:20 AM, Mohammed Fazal Ur Rahman Akeef (20 years) was standing along with his friend Abdul Rahman near T-Hub, opposite Niloufer Café, when a police personnel suddenly approached them, slapped Fazal Ur Rahman Akeef without any provocation and snatched the keys of his two-wheeler.
When Fazal Ur Rahman Akeef opened his mobile phone camera and questioned the police personnel about the reason for slapping him, another police personnel snatched his mobile phone and both youths were taken to Raidurgam Police Station, where they were asked to come again in the morning.
Later on 8th March, Mohammed Fazal Ur Rahman Akeef along with his friends Syed Areeb and Mohammed Sohail visited Raidurgam Police Station as instructed. They were asked to wait for the Inspector of Police Raidurgam.
While waiting, they noticed their two-wheeler parked inside the police station premises and started taking photographs. At that moment another police personnel came, slapped Mohammed Sohail and snatched his phone.
Soon after, the Inspector of Police Raidurgam Police Station arrived and called them inside his office where three to four police personnel were already present.
The Inspector asked their names and checked their Aadhaar cards. During the conversation he suddenly spoke something in Telugu and immediately afterwards all three youths — Mohammed Fazal Ur Rahman Akeef, Syed Areeb and Mohammed Sohail — were brutally beaten by the police personnel.
They were first beaten with hands and later assaulted using tyre chappals and shoes while lying on the floor. During the assault, the youths were also allegedly abused using their religion.
When the youths informed the police that they were fasting in the holy month of Ramzan, the beating reportedly became even more severe.
It was also brought to notice that Syed Areeb had recently undergone a tumor surgery on his head and was already suffering from a fractured hand. Despite clearly showing the fresh surgery stitches on his head and the fractured hand to the Inspector of Police Raidurgam, the police personnel did not stop the assaul
