INDIA ; Muslim Man’s Hand Chopped Off for ‘786’ Tattooed on it

The victim identified as Akhlaq, a barber by profession, had left his home in Nanauta, near Saharanpur city to find work in Panipat. After reaching the town, he sat down to rest for a few minutes in Kishanpura area when some youths asked for his name and whereabouts.

As soon as they came to know of his identity, they badly beat him up and left him in an injured condition on the road. When Akhlaq gained his senses, he knocked on the nearest door to ask for water, but the men in the house dragged him inside and started beating him with wooden sticks