By PTI
A Muslim youth was allegedly beaten up by members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal here at a Navratri-related event, police said on Saturday.
The incident happened on Friday at Lajpat Bhavan in Swaroop Nagar when private guards and volunteer staff were checking the visitors’ identities to prevent any non-Hindus from entering the venue, they said.
Purported videos of the incident shared on social media showed a man being beaten up while being questioned about his religion.
Motijheel police outpost in-charge, Ravi Kumar, has lodged an FIR against unknown men for assaulting unidentified youngsters at the event, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Dinesh Tirpathi said on Saturday.
Instructions have been issued to identify those were beaten up and call them to record their statements, the DCP said.
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