Chennai, Mar 30 (BPNS)
The Tamil Nadu police arrested seven persons including a juvenile on the charge of forcing a woman to remove her Hijab at the Vellore fort complex in Tamil Nadu.
S. Rajesh Kannan,Superintendent of Police, Vellore told BPNS that the seven people are arrested for intentional insult and wanton vilification.”
He said that the arrested persons acted against individual freedom. The arrested are, K. Santosh (23), Imran Pasha( 24), Mohammed Faisal (21), Ibrahim Basha (24) ,Mohammed Faisal( 23) and C. Prasanth (23). The arrested juvenile is sent to child care home. Police said that most of those arrested are local autorickshaw drivers.
The incident, according to police happened on March 27 noon when the woman wearing a hijab reached the fort along with a friend. The arrested men also reached there and asked her to remove the hijab. One of them shot the incident on the phone and uploaded it in social media platforms which went viral.
A case was filed by the North Police of Vellore on a complaint given by the Village Administrative Officer (VAO) on Wednesday. Police constituted five special teams and nabbed the culprits on Thursday. The seven were arrested on charges of endangering public safety, threat to personal freedom, intention to create enmity between two section of people and also acting against the modesty of women.
Police have directed people not to share the video clipping on social media platforms. Those who indulging on the same would be charged under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harrasment of women Act and Information Technology (IT ) Act.
Vellore Superintendent of Police said that further investigation has been commenced and that an extra vigil has been put on the training college.
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