Mangaluru: In acase of moral policing, a Muslim man in Mangaluru was stripped and thrashed for being in the company of a Hindu woman.
The incident took place in Mangaluru on Tuesday, when a group of right-wing activists allegedly thrashed and stripped a man for speaking to the woman.
The group allegedly almost stripped him and tied him to an electric pole last evening before severely beating him up for talking to the girl, who also worked in a supermarket. Shakir has been hospitalised, police further said. Cases of assault and attempt to murder have been registered against unidentified assailants, they said.
Investigations were on and four people belonging to a right wing organisation have been detained for questioning, police said.
Sporadic incidents of moral policing, particularly cases involving different communities have been reported in Dakshina Kannada district, raising concerns.
