Burqa-clad women threatened with beheading for buying alcohol, three arrested
1 min read 13 Jun 2023, 09:47 PM ISTThe Muzaffarnagar police have arrested three persons, including two brothers, after a video has gone viral on social media in which they threatened to behead a burqa-clad woman who had gone to buy alcohol from a liquor shop
PremiumThe Muzaffarnagar police have arrested three persons, including two brothers, after a video has gone viral on social media in which they threatened to behead a burqa-clad woman who had gone to buy alcohol from a liquor shop, TOI reported.
The woman, who seems to be in her 30s, had apparently gone to buy alcohol from a liquor shop when she was stopped by Baku alias Shahnawaz, 40, Adil Ahmed, 30, and his brother Sajid Ahmed, 35, all from the same area.The men warned her of “consequences", if they find herbuying alcohol again, the report said.
The video was shot by a passerby, who uploaded the clip online and it has now gone viral.
In the video, one of the accused could be heard saying, “Why are you buying alcohol here, you do not know me, I have been to prison many times. I will behead you right now." The other two accused soon joined in and let the woman go after giving her a “warning."
Muzaffarnagar Police, responding to the video on Twitter, confirmed that the three men were arrested for harassing the women.
“The incident took place on Sunday evening. Taking cognisance of the matter, the three men have been arrested. They will be produced before the magistrate soon," reported TOI quoting DSP, Muzaffarnagar, Vikram Ayush.
“All three have been booked for disturbing peace and threatening the woman. There are other cases against the two brothers for past criminal activities in the locality. No police complaint has been filed by the woman so far," SHO, Nagar Kotwali, Mahaveer Singh, added.