CA student, teacher father narrowly escape lynching in Ahmedabad's Narol

AHMEDABAD: A man and his father were allegedly assaulted by a mob in Narol on July 27 on suspicion of stealing a buffalo calf. Over a fortnight after the incident, the cops are yet to get any video footage. Six persons have been arrested even as the victims alleged they were beaten by a mob of at least 25 persons.
Awes Shaikh, a CA student, 24, who teaches in a private school, and his father Qamil Shaikh, an Arabic language teacher in a madrassa, had bought a buffalo calf for Eid-Ul-Azha.On July 27, the calf, which was tied in front of their house, escaped after freeing itself.
Awes and his father along with a friend went in search of their calf in the area. “We stumbled upon a man riding a horse near RV Denims on Narol- Sarkhej highway. We asked him if he had seen a buffalo calf. He replied in the negative and advised us to run away as locals engaged in cattle rearing would lynch us on suspicion of stealing cows and calves,” said Awes.
Awes and his father got scared and started returning home. “Just then, a mob of around 20-30 persons brandishing sticks and rods came running towards us. My friend fled but the mob caught hold of me and my father. My father was kicked and thrashed while I was hit by a group of men riding motorcycles. They hit me and chased me on the highway,” he said.
Awes’ father took shelter in bushes near Ruby Marble factory in Narol. He alleged that the mob indiscriminately pelted heavy stones on the bushes to kill him.