A 20-year-old Muslim woman was allegedly assaulted and stripped of her hijab by a group of Men belongs to Muslim community, while the Hindu man accompanying her was also beaten, in a disturbing incident that unfolded in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar on Saturday, April 12. The attack, caught on video, went viral across social media, prompting nationwide outrage.
In the video, a man is seen forcibly pulling off the woman’s hijab as others shout abuses, harass, and physically attack both her and the man she was with. The incident occurred in the Khalapar area while the duo—riding a bike—were returning from Sujroo village after collecting a loan EMI on behalf of Utkarsh Small Finance Bank. The woman, according to her police complaint, stated she had been accompanying one of her mother’s colleagues on official duty when they were suddenly stopped and assaulted.
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“A group of 8-10 men started verbally abusing me and also physically assaulted me and the man who was accompanying me. The accused also pulled my burqa and clothes as I struggled to save myself. They also recorded a video of the attack and threatened to make the incident viral,” she told the Times of India.
Muzaffarnagar City DSP Raju Kumar confirmed the sequence of events. He stated that “the incident occurred between approximately 4 and 4:30 pm. A Hindu man from Bhavan area and a Muslim woman from Khalapar, both associated with Utkarsh Small Finance Bank, were returning from Sujroo after collecting a loan installment. They were stopped and assaulted by some locals in Darzi Wali Gali. Six accused have been arrested so far. We have also taken cognizance of the video. Further arrests will be made as more people are identified from the video. Strict legal action will follow” reported the Times of India.
The police identified the accused as Sartaj, Shadab, Mohammad Umar, Arsh, Shoaib and Shami, all residents of Muzzaffarnagar, as per a report in the Indian Express.
An FIR was registered on April 12, under Sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of public peace), 191(2) (rioting), and 74 (assault with intent to outrage the modesty of a woman) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against unidentified men (later identified by the police).
Following the arrests, visuals emerged from the police station showing the accused men limping as they were escorted by officers. Several users on social media, however, alleged the limping appeared “staged,” raising further questions about the handling of the case.
Bengaluru Park harassment: ‘Remove Your Burqa,’ Man yells at Muslim girl with Hindu boy
In another deeply troubling incident—this time in Bengaluru—a Muslim girl and a Hindu boy were harassed in a public park by a man outraged by their interfaith relationship. The man demanded the girl remove her hijab and filmed the couple, subjecting them to public humiliation. The video, once circulated online, triggered public alarm and prompted the police to intervene.
The footage, now widely shared, shows the couple being confronted by the man, who points out their religious identities and insists the girl take off her hijab. As the girl and boy repeatedly plead with him to let them go, he continues his tirade, ignoring their distress.
“Remove your burqa,” the man is heard shouting. He harasses the couple persistently, referring to the hijab as “Muslim attire” and demanding the girl reveal her name. He also confronts the boy, questioning how he could date a Muslim girl.
In the video—believed to be the second such moral policing case in the city in a week—the man continues to record them and threatens further confrontation.
“Community members are coming, stay here,” he tells the girl, implying the imminent arrival of others to escalate the situation. Despite her repeated pleas for him to stop, the harassment continues. The exact time and location of the incident remain unverified. The video was posted on platform X and tagged to the Bengaluru Police Commissioner. Authorities say they are investigating and have requested the individual who uploaded the video to provide more details to aid legal action.
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In another portion of the video, the man berates the girl using religious arguments, questioning her behaviour and demanding she stop wearing her burqa in public when meeting someone from another faith.
The unidentified Men asks, repeatedly pressuring her to remove her hijab while saying that hijab belongs to our community and scolding her for going on dates in “Muslim attire.” As the boy attempts to make a phone call, the man warns him that his associates are on their way to “teach them a lesson.” When the couple tries to walk away, he blocks their path again, reiterating that others will soon arrive.
In response to the viral clip, the police have officially acknowledged the incident and are working to gather more information to ensure legal proceedings against the perpetrator.
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