Members of a right-wing Hindu outfit on Friday (February 8, 2025) thrashed a Muslim man who had come to a court docket in Bhopal for paperwork for his marriage to a Hindu girl.
In accordance with the police, the incident occurred within the afternoon when the person, in his early 20s, a resident of Narsinghpur village in Narmadapuram district, and the girl, 19, who hails from Pipariya in the identical district, arrived on the court docket to satisfy a lawyer for marriage documentation.
A purported video of the incident went viral on the Web during which some males might be seen punching and kicking a person who had fallen on the ground on the court docket premises.
Talking to The Hindu, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), M.P. Nagar, Akshay Choudhary, nevertheless, stated the person wished to “convert” the girl to his religion. “The lady advised us that she and the person had been mates for about 4 to 5 months and so they had eloped to get married. He belongs to her neighbouring village. The woman additionally stated that he was pressurising her saying that he’ll marry her if she transformed,” Mr. Choudhary stated, including that each their households had been known as to Bhopal.
“The lady’s household has come and the person’s brother can even attain quickly. We are going to file their statements and act accordingly,” he stated.
One other native police officer, who didn’t want to be named, stated the lads who assaulted the Muslim man had been members of the Sanskriti Bachao Manch.
Revealed – February 08, 2025 02:10 am IST
