MP: Woman forced to remove burqa in Bhopal; the video attracts criticism on social networks

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Highlights The incident took place in the region of Islam Nagar in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. After a video of the incident was posted on social media, preventive measures under Article 151 of the IPC were taken against two people.

Bhopal: A woman from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh was forced to remove her burqa and face covering by a group of people who suspected that the young passenger on the two-wheeler she was riding was of a different faith. A video of the incident went viral on social media platforms, drawing widespread criticism.

The woman in question was reportedly riding a passenger with a youth when a group of people intercepted them in the Islam Nagar area of ​​Bhopal. People suspected that she was with a Hindu. The viral clip showed people forcing her to remove her burqa even as she protested the act. You could hear a person say that their actions dishonored their community.

Video of the incident surfaced on social media and started to make waves, as a result of which preventive action was launched under section 151 of the IPC against two people who were seen in the viral clip. However, no case has been filed in connection with this matter, according to a report released by NDTV.

“A youth and the girl arrived at Islam Nagar in the afternoon. Some people arrested them and asked the girl to take off her burqa and show her face. It is suspected that people believed that the man was Hindu and girl Muslim, “The article quoted the head of the Intkhedi police station, RS Verma.

“No cases have been recorded but preventive measures have been taken against the two men seen in the video, who were warned not to repeat such an act,” Verma added.

It comes weeks after a bank worker dropping his colleague at home on his bicycle was assaulted by people in Bangalore, Karnataka.

The incident occurred after the accused learned that the man and his colleague were from different religions. The accused slapped the man and cursed the woman for traveling with a man from another community.

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