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After a radical of Hindu right-wing activists stormed a edifice successful Bareilly and attacked students doing day solemnisation alleging emotion jihad, the section constabulary connected Sunday (December 28, 2025) registered a First Information Report (FIR) against accused amid a societal media uproar. “The constabulary registered FIR 532/25 under, 333/115 (2)/351/351 (3)/324 (4)/131/191 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against Rishabh Thakur, Deepak Pathak and 20-25 others for battle successful a edifice located astatine Premnagar constabulary presumption connected December 27. “We are identifying the radical progressive successful the assault,” said Ashutosh Shivam, Circle Officer City 1, Bareilly. The Section relates to location trespass with intent to origin hurt/assault, terrible transgression intimidation, specifically threats to origin death, grievous hurt.
Videos of the incidental went viral successful which a radical of activists were seen storming the cafe, and the constabulary earlier acted against the victim, 2 Muslim youths and the cafe unit by issuing challan for disturbing bid connected December 27. The issuing of challan led to an uproar. The issues subordinate to a first-year BSc. Nursing pupil who hosted her day enactment astatine the edifice successful the Prem Nagar country that was attended by 9 friends — 5 women and 4 men. Of the 4 antheral friends, 2 were Muslims. The beingness of Muslim youths with a Hindu pistillate led immoderate members of the fringe radical to scope the restaurant, wherever they raised slogans, allegedly attacked and accused the youths of “love jihad”. The constabulary reached the spot and took the pupil and others to the constabulary presumption for questioning.
“They barged into my day enactment and assaulted my friend. There were lone 2 Muslims present, and astir of the guests were Hindus. The attackers started accusing my friends of “Love Jihad”. They tried to harass and snatch my phone. We were helpless for sometime,” said the nursing student, who hosted the day party, successful a viral video.
‘A blot connected society’
The Congress accused the ruling BJP authorities of being liable for specified incidents, starring to fearfulness successful a civilised nine and peculiarly among number community. “Such incidents are a blot connected civilised nine and rise question marks connected regularisation of law. Instead of taking strict enactment against anti-social elements who disrupted the solemnisation and attempted to communalise the environment, the constabulary booked the victims. FIR against the accused is registered lone aft nationalist outcry. It highlights the discriminatory cognition of the constabulary which is emboldening the fringe right-wing organisations successful Uttar Pradesh. Such occurrences are happening connected a regular basis,” said Anil Yadav, a elder Uttar Pradesh Congress leader.
