Bengaluru shopkeeper thrashed for playing 'Hanuman Chalisa during Azaan' on loudspeaker
- In Reports
- 07:48 PM, Mar 18, 2024
- Myind Staff
In a startling event from Bengaluru, Karnataka, an argument purportedly erupted between a shop owner and several individuals over the playing of a Bhajan during the Azaan.
According to police, three individuals, aged between 20 and 25 years, have been apprehended for reportedly attacking the shop owner after he played the Hanuman Chalisa loudly during the Islamic call to prayer.
Talking about the assault, the shopkeeper said, “I was playing Hanuman bhajan when 4-5 people came and said it was time for Azaan and if you played it we would beat you. They beat me and also threatened me that they would stab me with a knife.”
“An altercation occurred between a group of people and a shopkeeper last evening during ‘Azaan’ time when a shopkeeper played a song loudly near Siddanna Layout, in Bengaluru. A few Muslim youths questioned him, and an argument ensued, leading to them hitting the shopkeeper. An FIR has been registered at Halasuru Gate Police Limit, and the police are working to arrest the accused,” ANI quoted police as saying.
According to the FIR, the fight was over loud music. The incident occurred on Sunday evening at Siddannagalli in the Cubbonpet area which is within the limits of Halasuru Gate police station.
The CCTV footage of the incident went viral on social media where 4-5 men can be seen confronting the shopkeeper over playing loud music a heated argument between them with one of them grabbing the shopkeeper’s collar. The victim tried to retaliate but they dragged the shopkeeper out of the shop and assaulted him.
The First Information Report (FIR) has been lodged under sections 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 149 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of the offence committed in prosecution of common object), and 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code.
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