Indore, April 14, 2023 (PPI-OT): An 11-year-old Muslim boy was assaulted and forced to shout Hindu slogans by three Hindu boys in Indore city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The Hindu boys took the Muslim minor to a pond in Nipania, an area in the city, under the guise of purchasing toys. A video circulating on social media shows the boy without clothes, compelled to chant slogans like “Jai Shri Ram” and “Hindustan Zindabad”.
The Muslim boy managed to escape and subsequently inform his family, who then filed a complaint with the police. A first information report has been registered against the Hindu boys based on a complaint by the 11-year-old’s parents. They have been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code. The three boys have been granted bail from the police station after their parents gave surety.
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