Alwar: Two men beat up Muslim couple, sexually harass woman for not chanting Ram-Ram
A Muslim couple from Alwar was allegedly assaulted by two men for not chanting ‘Ram-Ram’ late on Saturday night. The couple, who was travelling to Haryana, was accosted by two youth at the Alwar bus stand when they were having dinner. The men, identified as Vansh Bharadwaj and Surendra Bhatia, beat up the husband for not chanting ‘Ram-Ram’. They also allegedly stripped and made obscene gestures at the woman.
Hearing the couple’s cry for help, nearby people gathered and beat up the accused and took them to the police station. The couple has filed a complaint against the Bharadwaj and Bhatia at a women’s police station in Alwar.
…The victims alleged that the duo told them that “Muslims stay in Hindustan but don’t chant Ram-Ram” after which they started harassing the couple. They then ordered the husband to chant ‘Ram-Ram’ and when he refused, they started beating him up. When the wife protested, they started sexually harassing her. The duo proceeded to strip in front of the woman and continued to misbehave with her.…
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