Bajrang Dal Worker Attacked In Madhya Pradesh For Supporting Nupur Sharma

Ayush Jadam on the Ujjain Road on a motorbike, when he was stopped by 10 or 12 men who attacked him in full public view, sources said.

A member of right wing Bajrang Dal has been attacked in Agar town of Madhya Pradesh, allegedly for making statements in support of BJP's Nupur Sharma, whose comments on Prophet Mohammad triggered a massive controversy. A case has been registered against 13 men after his friend filed a complaint. Two of them have been arrested.

Ayush Jadam said he was driving down the Ujjain Road on a motorbike, when he was stopped by 10 or 12 men who attacked him in full public view.

The men, riding "seven or eight motorbikes stopped me and asked if I was Ayush Jadam," said the man, who has been admitted in hospital after sustaining head injury.

"When I confirmed, they attacked me with sharp-edged weapons, including knives and swords. They said I would be beheaded for supporting Nupur Sharma," he added.