Overview
- Mohammad Athar Hussain, 40, was attacked on 5 December in Nawada district and died on 12 December after being moved through multiple government hospitals.
- In a recorded hospital statement on 7 December, he alleged assailants stripped him to check his religion and tortured him with a heated rod, petrol, and pliers.
- His wife, Shabnam Parveen, filed an FIR on 6 December naming 10 accused and others unidentified, with murder charges added after his death.
- Nawada Police formed a special team and report eight arrests remanded to judicial custody, though one outlet cited nine arrests.
- Investigators are examining a villager’s theft complaint that initially led to a case against the injured man, while officials describe the incident as possible mistaken identity.