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22-year-old ‘slaps, kicks’ two men from minority community in UP, arrested
A video of the assault has gone viral online.
The complainant, a resident of Sahaswan — located around 25 km from Rudayan — alleged that while they were walking along the main road in the town, the accused approached them from behind on a scooter and began honking to get passage. (Video grab from X @INCIndia)
A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting two pedestrians — men from a minority community — claiming they didn’t give way to his scooter in Uttar Pradesh’s Budaun.
While the incident took place on February 15, police registered the case four days later when the victims lodged a complaint.
A purported video of the incident, which went viral on social media, shows the accused, Akshay, allegedly slapping three men and kicking one of them, even chasing them and raining further blows as they try to walk away.
“We arrested the accused, Akshay, on the same day the case was registered. He was later produced before the court, which remanded him to judicial custody,” said Udai Veer Singh, Station House Officer of Islamnagar police station.
The accused is a resident of Kasba Rudayan. Police said he is unemployed and comes from a farming family.
According to police, in his complaint, the victim, Abdul Salam, stated that on February 15, he along with his friend, Arif, had gone to Kasba Rudayan for some work.
The complainant, a resident of Sahaswan — located around 25 km from Rudayan — alleged that while they were walking along the main road in the town, the accused approached them from behind on a scooter and began honking to get passage.
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The accused is a resident of Kasba Rudayan.
He claimed that as it took some time for them to make way, the accused stopped his vehicle and started abusing them. When they objected to the abusive language, he allegedly attacked and physically assaulted them, causing injuries, before fleeing the spot.
Meanwhile, the Congress also shared the video of the alleged assault on its X account and wrote, “Since 2014, cases of crimes against minorities has been continuously rising”.
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