The incident took place on Sunday in the Banganga area of Indore.
Bhopal:
A bracelet seller was beaten and robbed in Indore (Madhya Pradesh) for allegedly using a false Hindu name. He has been charged with sexual harassment and harassment and a police case has been filed against him.
Earlier Monday, three men were arrested for the attack on the 25-year-old. Late at night, a case was filed against him under the protection of minors against sex crimes or POCSO for the complaint of the girl, a class 6 student.
After the attack on Sunday morning, the state Interior Minister Narottam Mishra said, “If a man hides his name, caste and religion, bitterness comes in,” he added that the incident should not be given “community color”.
“I used a Hindu name, even though I belonged to a different community. I also had two different Aadhaar cards … I sold bracelets that our daughters wear and apply henna during the sawan (monsoon) … that’s how the conflict, “the minister said.
In the video of the attack which was widely circulated, a group of men were seen challenging the seller of bracelets to the market. They empty their bag of bracelets, inviting spectators to help themselves. Then, they abuse him and start beating him, raining punches and kicks. The 25-year-old was also allegedly robbed of 10,000 rupees by his assailants during the incident. A case was filed after hundreds of people protested outside the police station.
This evening, police said the man has been accused of abusing a young woman in the same locality. This incident also occurred on Sunday, but the complaint came later as the girl was embarrassed, according to police.
The man had bothered her when her mother had come into the house looking for money. She has also charged him with charges of forgery and fraud, police said, citing the complaint.
The man had introduced himself as Golu, the son of Mohar Singh, who was later found to be called Tasleem Ali. She had three separate voter ID cards, she said in her complaint. Police have appealed to people not to react to social media posts about the attack.
“We are monitoring these posts on social media. Strict measures will be taken against them,” said Ashutosh Bagri, a police officer at the Indore East police station.
Meanwhile, the Indore district collector said some banned organizations have been found to be disrupting community harmony in Indore after the incident.
“They are under surveillance. It has also been verified that activists from the People’s Front of India (PFI) and the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) had come to Indore and instigated the youth for these incidents. It had been recorded. a case against people who led the protest outside Kotwali central police station. Police have been investigating the matter. Some names of PFI and SDPI workers have appeared, a case will also be filed against them, “he said.