Members of a right-wing Hindu outfit on Friday (February 8, 2025) thrashed a Muslim man who had come to a court in Bhopal for paperwork for his marriage to a Hindu woman.
According to the police, the incident took place in the afternoon when the man, in his early 20s, a resident of Narsinghpur village in Narmadapuram district, and the woman, 19, who hails from Pipariya in the same district, arrived at the court to meet a lawyer for marriage documentation.
A purported video of the incident went viral on the Internet in which some men can be seen punching and kicking a man who had fallen on the floor on the court premises.
Speaking to The Hindu, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), M.P. Nagar, Akshay Choudhary, however, said the man wanted to “convert” the woman to his faith. “The woman told us that she and the man had been friends for about four to five months and they had eloped to get married. He belongs to her neighbouring village. The girl also said that he was pressurising her saying that he will marry her if she converted,” Mr. Choudhary said, adding that both their families had been called to Bhopal.
“The woman’s family has come and the man’s brother will also reach soon. We will record their statements and act accordingly,” he said.
Another local police officer, who did not wish to be named, said the men who assaulted the Muslim man were members of the Sanskriti Bachao Manch.
Published – February 08, 2025 02:10 am IST
