Hindu man was thrashed for giving lift on 2-wheeler to Muslim woman who was in burkha; both are reportedly bank colleagues
Karnataka CM shocked, says govt will deal with such cases with an iron hand
BENGALURU:
The city police have arrested two youths who took the ‘Taliban’ route to attack a man who was travelling with a woman of a different faith on Saturday night near the Diary Circle.
The police swung into action after a video of the incident went viral on social media. The clip showed the two Muslim youths thrashing the Hindu man who was driving a two-wheeler, with a burkha-clad woman on pillion. The police have not revealed the names of the accused.
In Bangalore, a Hindu man was assaulted by peacefuls for giving a lift to his female Mus!im colleague
— Mahesh Vikram Hegde 🇮🇳 (@mvmeet) September 19, 2021
Dear authorities,
take action against these peacefuls (instead of demolishing temples) pic.twitter.com/RgbnLLuZMj
In a video statement issued to the media, DCP (South-East) Srinath Joshi said, “A video of a man being attacked on a two-wheeler with a woman belonging to another caste has gone viral on social media. Based on the video, a case has been registered at Sudhguntepalya police station and a special team of police has arrested two accused.”
‘Attacker called woman’s husband’
Sources said that the Hindu man and the Muslim woman are colleagues working in a private bank. According to one source, one of the attackers took the number of the woman’s husband and asked him if he was aware of his wife travelling on a two-wheeler with a person from another faith, to which the woman’s husband answered that it was no cause for concern.
ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಿ: ಮುಸ್ಲಿಂ ಯುವತಿಗೆ ಡ್ರಾಪ್ ನೀಡಿದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೆ ಥಳಿಸಿದ್ದ ಇಬ್ಬರ ಬಂಧನ
After the video went viral, the police swung into action and arrested the two miscreants. A case has been registered in the Sudhguntepalya police station.
Take stern action, CM tells cops
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has taken strong objection to such incidents taking place in Karnataka and has directed police to deal firmly with such incidents.
Bommai tweeted, “In connection with the case of assault on a man travelling with a woman of a different faith, @BlrCityPolice has acted swiftly, identified, secured 2 accused persons, registered case & legal action is initiated. My govt deals with such incidents with an iron hand.”: CM @BSBommai.
In connection with the case of assault on a bike rider travelling alongwith a woman of different faith,@BlrCityPolice has acted swiftly, identified & secured 2 accused persons. A case is registered & legal action is initiated. My Govt. deals with such incidents with an iron hand.
— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) September 19, 2021
Police Commissioner Kamal Pant tweeted: “Acting swiftly, @BlrCityPolice has identified and secured two accused persons for assault on a bike rider traveling along with a woman of a different faith. A case is registered and firm legal action is initiated.”
ಮಹಿಳೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಬೈಕ್ ಸವಾರನ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಲ್ಲೆ ಮಾಡಿ, ಅನುಚಿತವಾಗಿ ವರ್ತಿಸಿದ ಇಬ್ಬರು ಆರೋಪಿಗಳನ್ನು @BlrCityPolice ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಕಾರ್ಯಪ್ರವೃತ್ತರಾಗಿ ಪತ್ತೆಹಚ್ಚಿ ವಶಕ್ಕೆ ಪಡೆದಿದ್ದು, ಪ್ರಕರಣವನ್ನು ದಾಖಲಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ.
— Kamal Pant, IPS (@CPBlr) September 19, 2021
ಸೂಕ್ತ ಕಾನೂನು ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗುವುದು.
