Muslim driver beaten up, forced to chant Jai Sri Ram in Thane
Thane, Maharashtra: A Muslim auto driver was beaten up and forced to chant Jai Sri Ram in Maharashtra’s Thane district.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the driver, identified as Mohammad Sajid Mohammad Yasin Khan, has lodged a complaint at Daighar police station, based on which, investigations were launched.
According to police, the incident took place at an auto rickshaw stand in Mumra in the district. The complainant said that he was waiting at the stand for passengers when five men approached him. The auto driver said that the accused suddenly started insulting and beating him up without provocation. They pushed him on the street and continued assaulting him, the complainant told police.
He said that the accused even forced him to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and then left the spot. The complainant said he later found that Rs 2,000 was stolen from his rickshaw.
After which, he went to the Daighar police station and filed a complaint against the accused. A case was registered in this regard under relevant sections.
Police arrested one of the five accused in a search operation that was launched. “The accused is being interrogated and searches are on for his associates,” an officer of Daighar police station said.
