By News Desk
Agra: A youth named Anas was brutally assaulted on Tuesday, January 20, after a drunken man allegedly asked his name and identified him as a Muslim in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
According to local media, Anas, a resident of Kamal Khan, was visiting his grandmother with his uncle, Fardeen, when they were stopped by a man named Santosh.
Santosh reportedly asked Anas his name and began assaulting him with a stick after he asked, “Tum Muslim ho? (Are you a Muslim?)”
The police said the dispute broke out between youths from the same neighbourhood in the Tajganj police station area and was “pacified on the spot” by Anas’s uncle, Fardeen. However, Santosh later returned and assaulted Fardeen after the situation was brought under control.
The CCTV footage of the fight shows Santosh returning after the fight simmered down and allegedly assaulting Fardeen.
This story was originally published in siasat.com. Read the full story here.