Kanpur: Muslim Man Assaulted As Daughter Begs For Mercy, Video Goes Viral

Kanpur assault daughter: A shocking video has emerged from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh showing a minor girl latching onto her father as a crowd surrounds him, assaults him and forces him to chant religious slogans. The young girl can be heard pleading with the mob to show mercy to her father.

The assault incident occurred on Wednesday in Kachi Basti, Ram Gopal Crossroads, not far from where Hindu right-wing organisation Bajrang Dal had convened a meeting alleging Muslims in the area were attempting to convert a Hindu girl to their religion, according to NDTV. 

The 45-year-old Muslim man who was assaulted is a rickshaw driver and reportedly part of a family involved in an ongoing dispute with their Hindu neighbours. In his complaint, he said it was the police that saved him from the assault and death threats he received from the mob.

As per a statement from the Kanpur police, an FIR has been filed against known and unknown persons in the assault case.

थानाक्षेत्र बर्रा अन्तर्गत राम गोपाल चौराहे के पास कच्ची बस्ती में मार-पीट की घटना के वायरल वीडियो व कार्यवाही के सम्बन्ध में पुलिस उपायुक्त,दक्षिण द्वारा दी गयी बाईट। pic.twitter.com/gxE0sawOFX

— POLICE COMMISSIONERATE KANPUR NAGAR (@kanpurnagarpol) August 11, 2021

In Case Of Kanpur Assault Daughter's Distressing Video From The Streets Is Viral

The video, now viral on social media, shows the mob walking alongside the Muslim man on the streets, thrashing him into chanting 'Jai Shri Ram.' His daughter walks along, holding him by the waist begging for her father to be spared.

A case of rioting against over ten persons has been registered, reports suggest. Police said the Muslim man filed a complaint of criminal intimidation. Hindu activists too have reportedly filed a case of intent to outrage a woman's modesty, on their claim of forceful religious conversion.

Some other reports quote a woman in the locality who is claiming the Muslim man and his family were putting pressure on her to convert. She alleges they even offered her monetary incentives and that when no action was taken on her police complaint, she approached the Bajrang Dal.

Image: NDTV 

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