Uttar Pradesh: Six booked for thrashing youth, passing casteist remarks

AGRA: Aligarh police on Friday booked six persons for allegedly thrashing a 25-year-old after accusing him and his community for spreading Covid-19.
According to police, victim Mohammad Samad had gone to buy medicines from a store in Shivpuri area when he was allegedly beaten by a group of persons. He was admitted at AMU’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC).
Circle officer Pankaj Srivastava said that medical examination of the youth has been conducted. The report stated that no serious injury was there. .
He said that an FIR has been registered against the accused under relevant sections of IPC at Banna Devi police station on a complaint filed by the victim. He alleged that those who assaulted him had made casteist remarks and accused him and his community for spreading coronavirus in the district. The matter is being investigated in detail.