In India, a terrible femicide shakes the country and revives tensions

2023-05-31T12:01:56.984Z

Highlights: In New Delhi, a young man murdered a young girl in the street who had just broken up with him. The Hindu nationalist government, in power, seeks to use this emotion to accuse Muslims. Surveillance footage circulating online shows Sahil Khan, a 20-year-old man, pushing a young woman against the wall of an alley, and stabbing her violently dozens of times. All while at least five people pass by, without intervening. The victim had just ended their relationship, and the man couldn't have taken it.

In New Delhi, a young man murdered a young girl in the street who had just broken up with him. Passers-by did not react. The scene, filmed by a surveillance camera, created a stir. The government...

In India, a terrible femicide shakes the country and revives tensions

In New Delhi, a young man murdered a young girl in the street who had just broken up with him. Passers-by did not react. The scene, filmed by a surveillance camera, created a stir. The Hindu nationalist government, in power, seeks to use this emotion to accuse Muslims.

In New Delhi, a young man murdered a young girl in the street who had just broken up with him. AFP - SAJJAD HUSSAIN

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From our correspondent in India, Sébastien Farcis

The murder is savagely brutal. Surveillance footage circulating online shows Sahil Khan, a 20-year-old man, pushing a young woman against the wall of an alley, and stabbing her violently dozens of times, before crushing her head with a concrete block. All while at least five people pass by, without intervening. The reason for such violence? The 16-year-old girl had just ended their relationship, and the man couldn't have taken it.

The crime happened Sunday night in northern New Delhi. Sahil Khan was arrested on Monday. The tragedy has created a great stir in the country, but what the Hindu nationalist party in power retains above all is that Sahil Khan is Muslim, while his victim is Hindu.

So far, neither the boy's family, nor the mullahs, nor any of his religious leaders have expressed sadness over the crime, nor condemned the act. " said Manjinder Sirsa, a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Another BJP lawmaker says the crime is part of the Jihad of Love, a conspiracy theory that Muslims seek to marry Hindu women in order to convert them. The BJP offered financial assistance to the victim's Hindu family.

In India, a terrible femicide shakes the country and revives tensions

In India, a terrible femicide shakes the country and revives tensions

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