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Aurangabad: Woman in hijab harassed on suspicion of roaming with Hindu man

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: April 26, 2023 17:51 IST

Police detained three men for harassing a woman wearing a hijab who they suspected was roaming with a Hindu ...

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Police detained three men for harassing a woman wearing a hijab who they suspected was roaming with a Hindu man in Aurangabad city of Maharashtra, an officer said.

The process to register a case at Begampura police station in the city is underway. A video of the incident which occurred in the Makai Gate area on Monday has gone viral.

The viral clip shows some youths accosting a woman wearing a hijab and snatching her mobile phone. The woman is seen pleading with her harassers to return her phone. Police identified the woman through the video and asked her to lodge a complaint, but she refused, the official said.

This incident occurred on Monday. The youths suspected that a Muslim woman was roaming with a Hindu man. They followed the woman and harassed her. Police have initiated the process to register a suo motu complaint after the woman refused to submit a complaint, said Deputy Commissioner of Police Deepak Girhe.

Another police officer said the woman had come to visit the famous Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad.

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