Hyderabad: Muslim students physically assault a Hindu student, forces him to chant 'Allahu Akbar'
As per the complaint by Bansal, subsequently, 15 to 20 guys burst into his hostel room and beat him up while accusing him of hurting religious sentiments. The assaulters further asked him to chant Allah-hu-Akbar while beating him up. He was also threatened during the assault, as were his family members.
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In a shocking development, some Muslim students allegedly assaulted a Hindu student and were forced to chant ‘Allahu Akbar’ in Hyderabad. The incident took place at ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE). Himank Bansal is the name of the Hindu boy who was assaulted by a few Muslim students.
A video of the incident has gone viral on social media. In the video, a group of students can be seen beating up and threatening Bansal inside a hostel room.
In his complaint, Bansal mentioned that one of his friends from 1st year BA-LLB course, Dipasha Sharma, called him a pedophile for being friends with a girl 3 and a half years younger than him. When Bansal tried to defend himself by saying he doesn’t want any sexual relations with her and cited references from Islamic scriptures to explain how he is not wrong, the girl shared his messages with everyone else in college.
As per the complaint by Bansal, subsequently, 15 to 20 guys burst into his hostel room and beat him up while accusing him of hurting religious sentiments. The assaulters further asked him to chant Allah-hu-Akbar while beating him up. He was also threatened during the assault, as were his family members.
The group of students also asked him to remove his trousers, and upon refusal further physically assaulted him. Himank Bansal has named several of these people in his complaint with details of their respective actions during the assault.
The police have registered a case under the provisions 307, 342, 450, 323, 506, R/W 149, IPC, and Sec 4(I),(II), and (III) of the Prohibition of Ragging Act of 2011. The institute has also initiated action against the students involved in the assault as well as Himank Bansal.