UP SHOCKER! Teens forced to remove Hijab by mob, slapped for talking & bringing gifts for "Hindu man" (WATCH)
By Shweta Kumari | First Published Dec 15, 2024, 1:05 PM ISTIn a shocking incident, two girls were allegedly assaulted and harassed by a mob for talking to a "Hindu man" and bringing gifts for him in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur.
In a shocking incident, two girls were allegedly assaulted and harassed by a mob for talking to a "Hindu man" and bringing gifts for him in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur. One of them were forced to remove hijab to make a video after the accused claimed that she was speaking to a "Hindu man". According to reports, a 38-year-old man, identified as Mohd Mehtab was among one of the dozen men who had surrounded the teen girls and "harassed" them. He has been arrested.
According to a report by Times of India (TOI), the incident occurred on December 11 when the girl and her 16-year-old sister were heading home. A man on a motorcycle had stopped to ask for directions when two men accused the girl of speaking to a Hindu man, sparking a commotion.
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A mob of over a dozen men surrounded the girls, slapped one of them, and snatched her phone.
A video of the harassment went viral on social media, prompting police action. In the now-viral video, the girls could be seen surrounded by a group of men. The mob overpowered the victim and snatched her phone as she was trying to call her brother. One of them was seen with a "gift" in his hand, claiming that the girls had brought it to give to a "Hindu man".
However, upon learning that the man was not a Hindu, they allowed the girls to leave. The girls thereafter approached the local police and filed a complaint.
में 2 मुस्लिम लड़कियों की सड़क पर पिटाई की है
पिटाई करने वाले इस्लाम के ठेकेदार थे. लड़कियों पर आरोप है कि वो हिंदू लड़कों के साथ घूम रही थी. हिंदू लड़के भी रोक लिए गए
पिटाई करने वाले जनाब बता रहे है कि उनसे (हिंदू) से बड़ी मुजरिम ये (लड़कियां) है
दोनों ओर ठेकेदार है pic.twitter.com/46gFpUeISX
The 17-year-old later told police, "My sister and I visited our relative's place and were heading back home when a motorcycle-borne man stopped and asked for directions. I was explaining the route to him when two unidentified persons intercepted us and started creating a ruckus. They started gathering more people, claiming that we were speaking to a Hindu man. Soon, we were surrounded by over a dozen men. I was also slapped."
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