A Hindu man thanked the Muslim activist who saved his life during the violence in Leicester.
Ram Keshwala, 32, needed stitches after his head was slashed during the incident on 17 September. He was rescued by Muslim community activist Majid Freeman.
"He saved my life. Because of that, I'm still here," said Keshwala.
Videos of the incident, in which a group of Muslim men attacked Keshwala in his car, went viral immediately after the incident.
Reports said that a false rumor saying that Keshwala had tried to run over the crowd that had taken to the streets following a Hindu march. It provoked the mob to attack the man.
In the video, a man can be seen trying to drag Keshwala out of the vehicle, after smashing his car. Then Freeman stepped in and said 'leave him' and closed the car door and saved the Hindu man.
"During the #LeicesterViolence, Ram was attacked after falsely being accused of trying to run Muslims over. Me and others intervened to stop the attack. Footage later emerged showing how I stepped in. I'm just glad he wasn't seriously injured," he wrote on Twitter.
An image of Keshwala with blood covering his face also went viral on social media.
The tweet said: "another Hindu thug caught lackin'" and includes a hashtag RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh).
Now, Keshwala he is scared to go out. "Right now still I don't feel safe. I might get attacked by people because some people don't know I'm innocent," he said.
While describing the incident, Freeman told Sky News that 'it was just mayhem and everything was happening so fast.
"Other people were trying to come, and I was just shouting 'stop, it's done now'. But I don't think there was anyone who was physically stopping it because the situation was so hostile… anyone could get hurt," he was quoted as saying by the media outlet.
"The moment everyone's looking over their shoulders, everyone's losing, there are no winners."
According to reports, several people were injured during clashes, including 16 police officers.
Bilal Mangera, 33, was also injured and ended up in hospital along with Keshwala. He tried to support Muslim businesses when they were under attack.
"We need to find the root cause, that's the first thing we need to find out. Who are these youngsters who are coming, masked up, and instigating things?. How do we control the youth that want to take revenge?," ," Mangera said.
During the hearing, Clifford denied all the charges except for the rape charge, which was added to the indictment at the session. (Photo: Hertfordshire Police /Handout via REUTERS)
Man pleads not guilty to murder of BBC presenter's family
A 26-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering the wife and two daughters of BBC sports commentator John Hunt in a crossbow and knife attack.
Kyle Clifford, who also faces charges of rape, appeared via video link at Cambridge Crown Court on Thursday.
Clifford, arrested in July after a manhunt, is charged with three counts of murder, one count each of rape and false imprisonment, and two counts of possessing offensive weapons – a 10-inch knife and a crossbow.
During the hearing, Clifford denied all the charges except for the rape charge, which was added to the indictment at the session.
He is expected to enter a plea for that charge at a later date.
The victims were Carol Hunt, 61, wife of horseracing commentator John Hunt, and their daughters Louise, 25, and Hannah, 28.
An earlier hearing revealed that Louise had been found tied up and that both she and her sister had been shot with a crossbow, while their mother had been stabbed with a knife.
The fatal attack occurred at the family’s home in Bushey, a commuter town near Watford, northwest of London.
(With inputs from AFP)