WATCH: Man brutally assaulted over WhatsApp status supporting Nupur Sharma
Narendra Sriram, who is the complainant, changed his WhatsApp status message on June 11 to support Sharma whose controversial comment about Prophet Mohammad had caused a huge row
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Solapur, June 17: A 26-year-old man was allegedly assaulted in Solapur, Maharashtra, over a status message supporting suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma, police said. Three men have been arrested in connection with the assault, said an official of MIDC police station in Solapur.
Notably, previously too, aperson suffered for supporting Sharma. Earlier a 24-year-old ABVP activist was arrested for sharing a Facebook post in support of Sharma. Karthi Thandamuthur who had shared Sharma’s video on Facebook and had captioned it, “I’ll repeat this every day…Nupur Sharma only repeated what’s written… what wrong did she say?”
Narendra Sriram, who is the complainant, changed his WhatsApp status message on June 11 to support Sharma whose controversial comment about Prophet Mohammad had caused a huge row, the official said.
"Some of the accused, who are Sriram's friends, got angry and abused him. He apologised and the matter was resolved. But on June 13, the four main accused and others allegedly assaulted him near his house," the official said.
Sriram managed to run away from the spot, he added. Police registered a case against Nisar Sayyad, Nouhid, Wasim Pathan, Altaf Shaikh and around 5-6 unidentified people.
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Three of the accused have been arrested and an investigation is currently underway, the official said.
Notably, previously too, aperson suffered for supporting Sharma. Earlier a 24-year-old ABVP activist was arrested for sharing a Facebook post in support of Sharma. Karthi Thandamuthur who had shared Sharma’s video on Facebook and had captioned it, “I’ll repeat this every day…Nupur Sharma only repeated what’s written… what wrong did she say?”