New Delhi: A young man was allegedly kicked, punched, beaten mercilessly and was forced to chant ‘Hindustan Zindabad’ and ‘Pakistan Murdabad’ by a person, who is an accused in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. A video showing this went viral on social media.
The accused, identified as Ajay Goswami, was arrested Wednesday.
Welcome to New India, where Patriotism and Hinduism is merely reduced to slogans of Hindustan Zindabad & Jai Shri ram
Beating an innocent helpless Muslim is not patriotism but RSS’s narrow minded ideology.
Wake up India They are destroying us !
pic.twitter.com/UihZuA9Ckq— Bhupender Chaudhary ਭੁਪਿੰਦਰ ਚੌਧਰੀ (@bhupenderc19) March 24, 2021
In the video, Goswami can be seen kicking and punching a man and asking him to chant ‘Hindustan Zindabad’ and ‘Pakistan Murdabad’. The man being beaten can be seen pleading while chanting the words being asked by Goswami.
The police registered a case on the basis of the video on Wednesday, which was shotTuesday in the Khajuri Khas area, police said.
The alleged attacker Goswami is a resident of Old Garhi village in north-east Delhi and a dairy trader. He has also been named in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.
IANS