Two folks have been booked, and later certainly one of them was arrested, for allegedly assaulting an interfaith couple in Doddabalpura, police stated on Friday.
The primary data report was registered following a criticism by Bajrang Dal employees based mostly on a video exhibiting an incident of ethical policing, stated the police.
The incident occurred on September 25 however got here to gentle on Thursday after the video started circulating on social media, stated police.
The arrested accused has been recognized as Akbar, an electrician and a resident of Islampur in Doddaballapur. The police have launched a hunt for the second absconding accused Hujur.
Police stated that the bike-borne couple was stopped by Hujur. He began asking questions from the girl and when she responded as to why ought to she reply, the accused shouted at her and slapped her. The complete incident was recorded by Akbar.
Police stated the couple didn’t strategy the police and a discover has been issued to them to seem earlier than the police to report their assertion.
A case was registered below Indian Penal Code Sections 506 (felony intimidation), 341 (wrongful restraint), 34 (acts accomplished by a number of individuals in furtherance of frequent intention), 504 (intentional insult to impress breach of peace) and 354 (felony power to lady and intent to outrage modesty).