Man booked for intercepting couple and assaulting them
A man in Bengaluru has been booked by police for allegedly assaulting a couple after racially profiling them as Bangladeshis. The accused reportedly restrained the victims, physically attacked them, and threatened them with violence.
Why it matters
This incident highlights rising concerns regarding hate crimes and xenophobic harassment in urban India.
A man in his 40s, identified as Nagendra, has been booked by the Bellandur police for allegedly wrongfully restraining a couple and assaulting them after calling them Bangladeshis on Wednesday in southeast Bengaluru.
The accused allegedly intercepted the couple, identified as Nasreena and Bilal, while they were walking near an apartment complex in Hadosiddapura and called them Bangladeshis. The couple alleged that Nagendra subsequently assaulted them, struck Bilal on his head and face, and then pushed him to the ground.
According to the FIR, the accused allegedly went on to kick the husband and hurled humiliating abuses in Hindi at the couple. He then allegedly threatened to kill them if they told anyone about the incident before leaving the spot.
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