Spl Correspondent Bhopal
Two incidents of mob violence were reported from communally sensitive Ujjain and Rewa districts of Madhya Pradesh at fag end of week, as Late news pours in. Ujjain based Abdul Rashid, a scrap dealer was assaulted and forced to chant Jai Shri Ram by two local youth.
In Rewa district, a metal painter Mohd Asad was mercilessly flogged by four to five men, including a man from his own community over suspicion that he stole batteries from buses. In both cases, two accused each has been arrested.
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In Ujjain’s Sekli village, the middle-aged scrap dealer was stopped by two youngsters from the OBC category. He was told not to do business in the village. Later, the youngsters allegedly assaulted him and forced him to chant Jai Shri Ram, failing which they threatened not to allow him to enter the village again.
The video of the incident has gone viral.
While confirming the incident, ASP (Ujjain-Rural) Akash Bhuria said both the accused have been arrested and booked under six different sections of the IPC, including 153-A and 505(2). “Both of them are on one-day police remand,” Bhuria added.
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