A disturbing incident at Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh has gained widespread attention as a video depicting violence against a Hindu youth has gone viral on social media.
The video allegedly captures students from the Muslim community brutally assaulting a Hindu student Akash inside Suleman Hostel.
One person identified as Zaid Mohammadi, mercilessly beat him with a belt, AMU student leader, Farhan Zubairi, can also be seen in the video.
The Muslim mob not only physically assault the Hindu youth, but they also subjected him to the humiliation of having their shoes rubbed on his face. The viral video is allegedly a month old.
Jnanendra Singh Chauhan, national vice-president of Karni Sena, has expressed deep concern over the incident. He has demanded strict action against the culprits and warned that if the authorities fail to act, thousands of Karni Sena activists will sit on protest.
Chauhan asserted that he will personally take this matter to the Chief Minister Yogi and Prime Minister Modi to ensure justice is served.
The victim Akash from Maheshpur village, narrated his ordeal, revealing that Farhan, the AMU student leader, had asked him to drink alcohol, but upon refusal, Farhan became angry. Three days later, Farhan approached Akash again and took him to a room in Suleman Hostel, where other boys were present.
Akash was subjected to a brutal beating, and his phone was also snatched during the assault.
However, when he reported the incident to the police.
Notably, throughout the assault, the Muslim attackers recorded a video of verbally abusing Akash and pressuring him to admit that he is Hindu and refrain from engaging in conflicts.
