An 11-year-old Muslim boy was assaulted and forced recite Hindu slogans after deceiving him by taking him to a pond in the Nipania area in Madhya Pradesh on the pretext of buying toys, Muslim Mirror reported.
A video is being widely shared on social media that shows the 11-year-old Muslim boy, who was forced to strip, chanting slogans such as “Jai Shri Ram,” “Hindustan Zindabad,” and “Pakistan Murdabad.”
After managing to escape, the boy informed his family about the incident, and they filed a complaint with the police.
The 11-year-old boy’s parents have lodged a complaint with the police, leading to the registration of a first information report (FIR) against the accused. They have been charged with causing hurt (Section 323), committing an obscene act in public (Section 294), and kidnapping for wrongful confinement (Section 365) under the Indian Penal Code.
The accused were granted bail from the police station after their parents provided surety.
The Indore Police revealed that the accused and the victim lived in the same area, and their parents are laborers.
The police have requested the public not to share the video of the incident on social media, as the accused are minors.