In the Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh, a Hindu youth and a burqa-clad Muslim girl sitting together in a garden were attacked by Islamists. A video of the incident shows the duo sitting as a few men approach them angrily asking about the details. The Islamists also slapped the duo and asked the Hindu youth to show his Aadhaar Card.
Meanwhile, the Hindu youth called someone he claimed was in the police and asked him to come to the location. The Hindu youth said that the Muslim girl was like his sister, however, the Islamists were adamant about seeing their Aadhaar Cards.
EXCLUSIVE: A Hindu boy and Muslim girl were thrashed by Muslim goons, as they were seen sitting together at Company garden, Bareilly.
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As the video of the incident surfaced online, Bareilly Police came into action. Responding to an X post, Bareilly Police said that the inspector in charge of the relevant police station has been directed to investigate the matter and take the required action.
“The Inspector in Charge of Kotwali, Bareilly has been directed to investigate and take necessary legal action,” Bareilly Police said.
प्रभारी निरीक्षक कोतवाली, बरेली को जांचकर आवश्यक विधिक कार्यवाही करने हेतु निर्देशित किया गया है।
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) August 25, 2024
Notably, in recent times several incidents of Islamists assaulting Hindu men for being in relationship with Muslim women, or simply being seen with them. These Islamists peddle the theory of ‘Bhagwa Love Trap claiming that Hindu men were trapping Muslim women deliberately in love affairs and then assaulting them.
In May this year, a Hindu auto-rickshaw driver was attacked by several Muslim youths on 17th April for picking up a burqa-clad Muslim woman passenger in Karnataka.
In April, a Hindu professor of Shibli PG College, in UP’s Azamgarh was assaulted and threatened on 24th April while brandishing a pistol by a Muslim mob alleging a ‘Bhagwa love trap’. The accused also tried to incite religious sentiments by making a video of the incident viral online.
Last year, OpIndia’s undercover investigation exposed several WhatsApp groups made to keep a watch on the women of their community. They also prevented Muslim women from hanging out with men from other communities (especially the Hindu Faith) through coercion, moral policing and real-life attacks
