New Delhi:
A Sikh pupil was thrashed and his turban forcibly eliminated by some college students throughout a conflict with one other group at a university in Delhi, triggering criticism because the video went viral on social media.
The incident occurred at Sri Tegh Bahadur Khalsa School beneath Delhi College on Saturday, days forward of the Delhi College College students’ Union (DUSU) elections scheduled for September 27.
The purported video of the incident reveals a red-turbaned pupil being dragged, kicked and assaulted till his turban fell to the bottom in the course of the struggle.
An FIR has been registered beneath related sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Maurice Nagar police station within the matter, police stated.
In accordance with police, Pavit Singh Gujral, a second-year pupil stated that he was attacked in the course of the nomination course of for DUSU elections.
“They forcibly eliminated my turban, beat me and pulled my kesh (hair). I used to be attacked by the group and I’m not feeling protected within the school. I really feel that my life is in danger,” Singh stated within the FIR.
A senior police officer stated that groups have been fashioned to nab the accused.
In the meantime, the school is but to situation an announcement relating to the matter.
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