Mumbai: In a shocking case from Maharashtra’s Nanded, four youths, allegedly inebriated on the occasion of Holi, assaulted a Zomato delivery boy because of his Muslim identity. The video of the incident went viral and caught the attention of everyone on the internet.
According to the victim, he had filed a complaint at the police station soon after the incident took place at Bajrang Nagar in Maharashtra’s Nanded district on February 7. The video was captured in a CCTV camera.
The delivery person Arman Tamboli told the media that police would contact him but it was after five days when he heard from them. He said the police contacted him only after the video went viral on social media.
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TOI quoted the Superintendent of police, Shrikrishna Kokate, “The charges are serious and we will definitely look into the case and ensure appropriate action.”
Meanwhile, another police official informed that one of the accused was arrested, while a search operation for others was launched.
In the video, it can be seen that Tamboli was sitting on a bike while looking at his phone. In the meantime, a group of four men reached the spot and started assaulting him with stones, sticks and bricks. One of them even picked up a wooden log to hit it on his back. The miscreants also put colour on his beard and tilak on his forehead.
