Interfaith Couple Assaulted by Mob in Hyderabad, 4 Arrested

Hyderabad: Four persons were arrested in connection with the case of assault on an interfaith couple by a mob in Hyderabad on Monday. The personnel of the Charminar police station in Hyderabad initiated a probe and arrested the four persons when the video of the incident went viral on social media.

In the video clip on social media, a group of Muslim men are seen confronting a man accompanied by a woman in a burqa carrying a baby.

They assault the man allegedly assuming that he is a Hindu. The mob disapproved his presence in Charminar with a Muslim woman.

The accused persons seen in the video demanded proof of his religious affiliation and pressed the victim to show up his Aadhar card. Despite the pleas of the woman in the burqa, the victim was harassed by the mob.

On Tuesday, the Hyderabad police booked a suo motu case on Tuesday and tracked down the accused. Mobile phones containing the viral video evidence were seized from the arrested persons.

According to the police, the accused tried to harm the baby as well.