Man beaten up in Gurgaon for wearing skull cap

A 25-year-old Muslim man was allegedly assaulted here byfour unidentified youths for wearing a traditional skull cap, a police officialsaid.

The victim was identified as Mohamad Barker Alam, a nativeof Bihar, living here in Jakob Pura area of Gurgaon.

   

In a complaint to police on Sunday, Alam alleged that fourunidentified youths accosted him in a Sadar Bazar lane and objected to him forwearing a skull cap.

“The accused threatened me, saying wearing cap was notallowed in the area. They removed my cap and slapped me, while asking me tochant Bharat Mata ki Jai,” he said in the FIR, registered at the citypolice station.

“As I followed their instruction and chanted BharatMata ki Jai, they asked me to chant Jai Sri Ram which I refused. At this, theyouths picked up a baton from the roadside and began beating me. They hit me onmy legs and back,” he added.

In the FIR, Alam said he was returning home after offeringnamaz in a mosque at Sadar Bazar when the incident took place.

He said after hearing his cries for help, other people fromhis community rushed to help him, following which the assailants fled from thespot.

“We have received a complaint about the incident andregistered an FIR under sections 153, 147, 149, 323 and 506 in the city policestation. We have also conducted medical examination of the man,” GurgaonCity ACP Rajiv Kumar said.

While Section 153 of the IPC pertains to causing enmitybetween people of different religions, Sections 147 and 149 define offences ofriots and unlawful assembly, respectively.

Sections 323 and 506 deal with offences of causing hurt andcriminal intimidation.

“We are also scanning the CCTV footage of the area toidentify the accused. Efforts are on to nab them,” the ACP added.

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