Four persons have been arrested in connection with the case.
Hyderabad:
An interfaith couple was harassed and assaulted in Hyderabad on Monday. The video of the incident went viral on social media, prompting the Charminar police to initiate an investigation that led to the arrest of four persons.
In the viral footage, several Muslim men confront a man accompanied by a woman in a burqa carrying a baby. They beat the man repeatedly, allegedly under the assumption of his Hindu identity, and expressed disapproval of his presence in Charminar with a Muslim woman.
The suspect demanded proof of his religious beliefs and insisted on seeing his Aadhar card. Despite the pleas of the woman in the burqa, the victim was harassed again.
Police booked a suo motu case on Tuesday and formed special teams which were quickly constituted to track down the suspects. The next day, four people were arrested. Mobile phones containing the viral video evidence were seized from the suspect, aiding the investigation.
“Four people physically assaulted the couple. The woman had a baby with her. The accused also tried to harm the baby,” said Charminar ACS P. Chandrasekhar. “The suspects have been arrested and will appear in court.”