US EditionAfter Public Uproar, Right-Wing Attackers Booked for Assaulting Muslim Youth in Birthday Party in Bareilly
Two Muslim youths and a cafe staffer were fined for disturbing the peace after Bajrang Dal activists accused guests of 'love jihad' and disrupted a birthday party.
- On Sunday, Bareilly police booked two persons after members of the Bajrang Dal disrupted a birthday party in the Prem Nagar area, accusing two Muslim boys of 'love jihad'.
- The presence of Muslim youths with a Hindu woman prompted members of the Bajrang Dal to intervene, disrupting the party by accusing guests of 'love jihad', a Hindutva conspiracy theory.
- Videos of the incident show men barging into the cafe, chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' and assaulting some of the Muslim guests, injuring one youth with a head wound and broken finger.
- Police initially responded by taking two Muslim students, Md Shan and Md Waqif, and cafe staffer Shailendra Gangwar to Prem Nagar police station and issuing challans under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita on Sunday.
- The issuing of challans prompted social media users and critics to accuse authorities of penalising victims, while the Union home ministry said Indian law lacks a 'love jihad' definition, fueling Congress criticism.
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Bajrang Dal activists created a ruckus at a birthday party in Bareilly, alleging "love jihad." Following allegations of assaulting students and staff, vandalism, and theft, police have filed a case against 25 people, including two named individuals, under serious sections.
Bajrang Dal men storm into Bareilly bday party, beat up students & cry 'love jihad'. 2 Muslim boys fined
Two Muslim students & cafe staffer taken to police station & challaned. Later, FIR lodged against Bajrang Dal members on charges including assault, criminal intimidation.
After public uproar, right-wing attackers booked for assaulting Muslim youth in birthday party in Bareilly
Videos of the incident went viral in which a group of activists are seen storming the cafe, and police earlier acted against the victim, two Muslim youths and the cafe staff by issuing challan for disturbing peace
Right-wing workers storm birthday party claiming 'love jihad' in Bareilly
Chaos erupted during a birthday celebration after right-wing workers gatecrashed the party and allegedly assaulted two Muslim attendants, making claims of ‘love jihad’ in Uttar Pradesh‘s Bareilly district on December 27. The birthday party was hosted by a Hindu girl, a first-year BSc nursing student, at a restaurant in the Prem Nagar area. It was attended by nine friends, including the two Muslim men, Shan and Waqif. Chaos erupted during a birt…
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