HT Correspondent
HOJAI, Aug 11: Hundreds of members of the All Assam Minorities Students’ Union (AAMSU), Hojai District Committee, staged a protest at the district headquarters, Srimanta Sankardev Nagar, on Monday against incidents of mob lynching and moral policing.
Following the demonstration, the protesters submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police, Hojai, drawing attention to alleged incidents of mob violence and moral policing targeting Muslim youths in Hojai town.
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The memorandum stated that on August 9, two youths — Muzibur Rahman and another individual — were allegedly attacked by a group of miscreants while celebrating a colleague’s birthday at Hojai New Market.
Both sustained serious injuries and are undergoing treatment at Hojai Civil Hospital.
While a case has been registered and the main accused arrested, other suspects remain at large.
The incident, captured on video and widely circulated on social media, purportedly shows the attackers.
AAMSU alleged that the attacks took place despite the Supreme Court’s directive in WP(C) No 754/2016 (Tehseen S Poonawalla vs Union of India & ORS) on July 17, 2018, calling for strict action against those involved in mob lynching and violence.
The memorandum also referred to earlier incidents, including an attack on a mentally challenged youth, Taz Uddin, on May 25, 2025, and another attack on a Muslim youth in Bishnupally on July 28, 2025.
The organisation further alleged that groups of youths gather at night in various locations in Hojai, consume alcohol and other intoxicants, and physically attack people, particularly Muslims, as well as harass passengers at the railway station.
It also alleged harassment of female students outside coaching centres in the evenings, which often goes unreported due to fear of social stigma.
AAMSU demanded that police identify and arrest all accused in the August 9 attack, apprehend those involved in the earlier incidents, curb mob lynching and moral policing in the district, ensure the safety of all citizens, and take action as per the Supreme Court’s directive.
Copies of the memorandum were also sent to the Chief Minister of Assam, the Director General of Police, Assam, and the Home Secretary, Government of Assam.
