Mob-lynched Bangle seller who was thrashed in public in Indore has been booked for harassing a girl and forging identification cards.
New Delhi: A Bangle seller who was lynched by the public in Indore on Sunday has been convicted of sexual harassment and for producing false identity cards. The bracelet seller, Tasleem Ali, was beaten by the mob for allegedly assaulting a girl under the pretext of selling bracelets and now a case has been filed against him for the same reason.
Indore Police Superintendent Ashutosh Bagri said: “The Bangle seller (who was beaten) was in possession of two Aadhaar cards – bearing the names of Tasleem s/o Mohar Ali and Asleem s/o Mor Singh. He also had a half – a burnt voter card identifying him as Mohan Singh’s son, “ANI quoted.
Bagri added: “On a girl’s complaint, a complaint was brought against the bracelet seller for allegedly sexually harassing her and forging documents, under the relevant articles of the POCSO and articles 354, 354 (a ), 420, 467, 468, & 471 of the CPI. He was stopped.”
Video of the beaten Taslim Bangle seller has gone viral on social media, in which unidentified men can be seen lynching him in public view in the Banganga area of Indore. People beating him can be overheard using religious language and slurs. They empty his bag of bracelets, inviting spectators to help themselves. A complaint was filed after scores of people protested outside the police station after the video went viral on social media.
In the case of the lynching of the Bangle seller, the police filed a complaint under the relevant sections of theft and assault against unknown persons. The man alleged that he had 10,000 rupees stolen by his attackers during the incident.
After the attack on Sunday morning, State Home Secretary Narottam Mishra said: “If a man hides his name, caste, and religion, then bitterness kicks in,” adding that the incident should not take on a “community color”.
“He was using a Hindu name, even though he was from a different community. He also had two different Aadhaar cards… he was selling bracelets that our daughters wear and apply henna during the Sawan (monsoon)… this is how the altercation began, the minister said.
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