2 held for forcing woman to remove burqa in MP's Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh police have arrested two persons for allegedly forcing a woman to remove her burqa in Eint Khedi village of Bhopal.

Bhopal Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Irshad Wali on Monday toldthat a video went viral on social media in which a woman is being forced to remove her burqa.

According to the video circulating on social media, the woman, who was riding pillion on a scooter, was forced to remove her burqa by some unidentified people who claimed that she was a disgrace to their community. The woman was also asked to remove her hijab and unmask her face.

Wali informed that the police have registered a case and two people have been arrested in the matter.

Further probe in the matter is underway.

( With inputs from ANI )

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor