Mukhtar was coming home for lunch when bullets made holes in his body

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

Bhajanpur, Forbesganj: Mukhtar Ansari, 22, worked as a helper on a truck. Like other days, on the fateful Friday he parked the truck on the highway and was coming home for lunch. The police fired and the bullets entered his temple, neck and abdomen. He died on the spot. He was among four who died in the police firing in Bhajanpur village on 3rd June.


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“He was not aware of what was going on there. After parking the truck on the highway, he was coming home for lunch when he was shot dead by the police. He was hit in temple, neck and abdomen. He died on the spot. His body was trampled,” says his sister-in-law while standing before his poor home.



Forbesganj police firing victim: Mukhtar Ansari (22)

Mukhtar has four brothers — two studying in a madrasa, other two work as labor at a nearby factory. His father Farooq Ansari also is a laborer.

[Video shot by Mudassir Rizwan, TwoCircles.net]

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