AHMEDABAD: A youth from
Jamalpur area of the city was stabbed by a man over a brawl regarding an allegedly objectionable post on
Instagram where he had stated that he had held
Iftar and a friend’s birthday party together.
According to the FIR lodged with
Gaekwad Haveli police station, the youth,
Mohammed Faizan Shaikh, 30, had held the birthday party of his friend at Jamalpur area of the city and later posted the video of the celebration on Instagram. After which, one person identified as
Ameer had sent him a message threatening dire consequences for holding ‘Iftar’ with a birthday party.
Iftar is a religious observance of Ramzan and is often held with people from the community gathering to break their fast together.
The complaint reads, “Ameer abused Shaikh and asked him to come to a tea stall at Jamalpur Pagathiya area. When Shaikh along with his friends went to the tea stall, Ameer along with his friends started abusing Shaikh and later started throwing glass plates at him, in which Shaikh’s friend Nauman and others sustained injuries. As they sustained injuries, they sat there for some time and started walking towards their homes. After a while, when Shaikh and his friends were passing by
Jamalpur Chakla area, Ameer again confronted them and stabbed Shaikh before fleeing.”
Shaikh sustained severe injuries on his left ribs and on his back. He was rushed to Vadilal Sarabhai hospital where he was admitted to trauma centre. His condition is stable at present.
Police have lodged a complaint under IPC sections 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons), 294 (obscene acts) and 114 (abetment). The accused person is at large.
