Based on a complaint from the woman, FIR registered against Bajrang Dal members Gaurav Sharma, Kushalveer, Shubham, Prashant Sharma and Lokesh Saini
MUZAFFARNAGAR — A Muslim youth was assaulted by a group of Bajrang Dal members in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district after he was seen in the company of a Hindu woman.
Videos of the incident, which have gone viral on X, show the young man, later identified as Mahtab, being surrounded and repeatedly beaten by a group of men as the woman accompanying him tries to shield him from the assault. She can be heard pleading with the attackers to stop, but the assault continues.
According to social media posts, the duo had gone out to buy medicine before stopping to have some snacks. The attackers approached them, demanded to know their names and addresses, and questioned the woman for being with a Muslim man.
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The woman later lodged a complaint with the police, alleging that the men abused her and chastised her by saying, “You’re a Hindu, yet you roam around with a Muslim boy?” Based on her complaint, police have registered an FIR against Bajrang Dal members Gaurav Sharma, Kushalveer, Shubham, Prashant Sharma and Lokesh Saini.
According to reports, police intervened during the incident, rescued the pair and took them to the police station.
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The videos have triggered widespread condemnation online, with people expressing concern over attacks targeting individuals because of their religious identity or personal relationships. Several netizens raised questions over why those individuals had taken the law into their own hands, arguing that any suspected wrongdoing should have been reported to the police rather than met with violence.
One user wrote, “If he had committed any offence, the police should have been informed. No one has the right to assault another person or take the law into their own hands.”
Another user said, “No one should be attacked for choosing who they love or spend time with. Mob violence has no place in a democracy. The attackers must be identified, arrested and prosecuted — not the victims. Justice for the couple.”
Police have registered an FIR based on the woman’s complaint. It was not immediately clear whether any of the accused had been arrested. Further details are awaited.
