Six arrested after burqa-clad girl assaulted in UP’s Muzaffarnagar

The incident got here to gentle after a video surfaced on social media displaying a bunch of males thrashing a burqa-clad girl and abusing her in public.

In her criticism, the sufferer said that she was returning after gathering mortgage repayments on behalf of a small finance financial institution. She alleged {that a} group of youths stopped them in Khalapar locality, hurled abuses, beat her up and stripped her of her burqa. The assailants additionally recorded a video of the assault and threatened her, she added.

“I attempted to elucidate to them that we had been on obligation and had been returning to the corporate after gathering cash from purchasers however they didn’t hear,” she informed the police.

The police stated the remaining accused can be arrested quickly and stringent motion can be taken in opposition to all concerned.