A 25-year-old Muslim man was allegedly beaten up by a group of people outside a Ghaziabad court, where he had gone to marry a Hindu woman, police said on Tuesday, 24 July.
The victim, who works at a firm in Noida, went to the court to register his marriage with the woman on Monday afternoon, when the crowd attacked them, police officer Sanjay Panday told IANS.
The man, who hails from Bhopal, sustained minor injuries, while the woman, who is from Bijnore, Uttar Pradesh, escaped unhurt.
The police personnel at the court eventually rescued the man.
On the complaint of our constable Ravinder Singh Parihar, we have registered an FIR against two men – Vinod and Navneet – and several unknown persons. No arrest has been made so far.Sanjay Panday, police officer
The trouble began when the couple reached the sub-registrar’s office. When they were filling up a form, some men in the office noticed that the man was a Muslim and the woman a Hindu.
Some men reportedly began asking them embarrassing questions. When the couple protested, a dozen men started thrashing the man. Police personnel stationed at the compound saved them and eventually helped them to escape.
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