Ghaziabad: Muslim man beaten up by mob for marrying Hindu woman

Ghaziabad, July 24: In yet another shocking incident, a Muslim man from Madhya Pradesh was allegedly beaten up by mob at marriage registrar office in Ghaziabad as he wanted to marry a Hindu girl from Bijnor.

It is learnt that the couple works at a company in Noida, a report in the Hindu said. The video of the assault on the court premises has gone viral on various social media platforms.

The couple wanted to register their marriage at Ghaziabad court as their parents were not agreeing.

On Monday, the couple had reached the Ghaziabad court to meet an advocate to get married. Even as they were discussing about the procedure, a crowd barged into the advocate's chamber and started a scuffle with the man.

Police reached the spot in a few minutes and then brought the couple to the Sihani Gate police station.

The couple refused to register any complaint but police then took suo-motu cognisance& registered case against 2 known and several unidentified persons.

A case has been registered against unknown people under IPC section 147 (rioting), 323 (causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) at Sihani Gate police station.

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