DAVANAGERE: A Hindu youth was thrashed by a group of Muslim men at a marriage hall overnight and dumped at an isolated place in an unconscious state last Friday evening in an alleged case of moral policing. To top it all, the attackers filed a case against the youth under the POCSO Act at the women’s police station.
In a mobile phone video that is available, a group of Muslim men can be seen assaulting Srinivas, a resident of Jali Nagar, for giving a ride to a Muslim girl known to him near the RTO Circle close to the SP’s office. Despite pleas by the girl that she herself had asked for a lift to get some photocopies done, the men would have nothing of it.
After waylaying the youth and assaulting him, the group of men took him to a marriage hall and attacked him all through the night. When he fell unconscious, they dumped him at a desolate place.
At 2.30 am on Saturday, they went to the women’s police station and lodged a complaint against Srinivas under the POCSO Act. Meanwhile, the seriously injured youth is undergoing treatment at the district government hospital.