Aurangabad: Hindu couple rescues Muslim man from miscreants

AURANGABAD: A Hindu couple came to the rescue of a Muslim man when he was allegedly waylaid, beaten up and forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' by a group of 10 unidentified miscreants in Aurangabad on Friday.


The incident occurred at around 12.30am at Hudco Corner area of the city.

Ismail Patel (28), a waiter by profession, was on his way to home when the bike-borne attackers waylaid him, asked questions before assaulting and forcing him to chant the slogan.

The couple after listening to the cries of the man, came out of their home and urged the miscreants to not to harm him. They then took the key of Ismail's motorbike and ensured he proceeded back home safely. When contacted, the couple, fearing a backlash from the miscreants, refused to come on record.

Later in the day, the youth reached a police station and lodged his complaint.

Taking serious note of the issue, deputy commissioner of police (zone-I) Nikesh Khatmode-Patil, crime branch inspector Madhukar Sawant rushed to the police station and obtained first-hand information from the complainant.

The Begumpura police have booked the 10 accused under stringent sections including 153 (A) (spreading communal hatred as well as for un-lawful assembly and rioting).

Aurangabad commissioner of police Chiranjeev Prasad said, “We will not let any sinister plan or conspiracy to succeed especially the ones aimed at creating communal unrest and disharmony.”

The officer also said that clear instructions have been issued to the authorities to deal such elements with iron fist.

Meanwhile, the officer privy to the probe, maintained that they are not only probing the case but are also cross-verifying the chain of events as narrated by the complainant.

Complainant Imran told TOI, “The miscreants after waylaying me, took away my two-wheeler’s key and after asking questions about my identity, started slapping me before they made me chant Jai Shri Ram thrice. Around the same time, one of them kicked me from behind, following which I fell on ground. After hearing my cries for help, the couple came to my rescue.”

He also claimed that one of the miscreants tried to hit him on the head with a stone but the couple prevented him from doing so.

“The suspects, who were showering communally-charged abuses, even misbehaved with the couple for coming to my rescue,” said Ismail.