Three people arrested for parading a 45-year-old Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur town through a street, assaulting him and making him chant “Jai Shri Ram” slogans have been granted bail less than 24 hours after their arrest.
The bail was granted from the police station concerned. The sections of the law applied against the accused carry less than seven years of punishment. The police said due procedure was followed and that efforts are on to nab other accused.
Distressing footage of the incident shot by locals shows the man’s little daughter clinging on to him and begging the attackers to spare him. The footage also shows the man being hit while in the custody of the police.
“We have made three arrests, they are the main accused in the case. We are also trying to make more arrests in the case. Adequate forces have been deployed in the area and we will take every legal step to punish these people,” Asim Arun, Police Commissioner, Kanpur, said earlier today.
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