By Ghazala Ahmad
NEW DELHI – A Muslim youth, identified as Shahrukh Khan, was brutally assaulted, abused and tortured by a mob in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad on Monday.
In a video that went viral on social media, a mob is seen abusing, assaulting, and tonsuring the youth who was accused of theft.
Khan could be seen pleading for help and mercy from his assaulters. All his pleadings fell on deaf ears and the hapless youth was captured by the rowdy and violent mob. The goons then shaved his head, the video suggests.
The same video was posted on Facebook by Aastha Ma, a self-proclaimed female Hindu religious leader and national president of ‘Uttisth Bharat’. The description of the religious organization on Facebook reads: “O Hindu Brothers! The Holy land of Bharat is a self-materialised ‘Hindu Nation’. Her Facebook page has 2.6 K followers.
Taking responsibility of the incident, Aastha Ma wrote on her Facebook page in Hindi, which translates in English as “Today, one Shahrukh Khan has been caught; he had a razor in his pocket, used by barbers. He was beaten up by people, but I told them to shave his head instead, and he was tonsured then, very beautiful. Will you not congratulate me? Her post was followed by emoticons representing joy. However, the post stands deleted now.
As the incident came to light and surfaced on social media, the Ghaziabad Police on Tuesday informed through a tweet that action has been initiated against those involved in the matter…
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