Video: Dalit Man Tonsured, Paraded In UP’s Fatehpur By Bajrang Dal & Vishwa Hindu Parishad Activists For Alleged Conversion (Free Press Journal)

Local police have stated that action will be taken against the culprits once a formal complaint is received.

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By Rahul M

A Dalit man’s head was shaved and he was paraded around a village in UP’s Fatehpur by Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad activists. According to reports, the man was also forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram.’

Reports suggested that Bajrang Dal accused the man of converting to Christianity and coercing others to do the same.

A video of the incident has now surfaced on social media, showing the man being paraded around the village with a saffron scarf around his neck as the crowd accompanying him raised religious slogans.

Watch the video here:

Further, the man was taken to a nearby temple where he was allegedly made to return to Hinduism by performing a puja.

Local police have stated that action will be taken against the culprits once a formal complaint is received.

This story was originally published in freepressjournal.in. Read the full story here.

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