Video: Mob assaults Muslim salesperson, take his money in Indore

A Muslim salesperson was assaulted on Sunday in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city by a group of men, NDTV reported. A widely shared video of the incident showed the man being thrashed, and some in the mob were also seen taking money out of his pockets.

The complainant, identified as Tasleem, said that the men started assaulting him when he told them his name. The assailants also examined his wares, and stole Rs 10,000, the man said in his complaint, according to NDTV.

In the video, the men are heard threatening the man and slapping him repeatedly. “Make sure you are never seen in this area…go to your area,” one of the men interrogating the salesperson is heard saying. The accused were also heard asking people standing nearby to loot him.

ये वीडियो अफगानिस्तान का नहीं बल्कि आज इंदौर का है, @ChouhanShivraj जी के सपनों के मध्यप्रदेश में एक चूड़ी बेंचने वाले मुसलमान का सामान लूट कर सरेआम भीड़ से लिंचिंग करवाई जाती है ।@narendramodi जी क्या यही भारत बनाना चाहते थे आप ?

इन आतंकियों पर कार्यवाही कब ? pic.twitter.com/fsA5fLqNaD

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The police have registered a case against unidentified assailants based on the salesperson’s complaint. They have also urged people to refrain from engaging with communal posts.

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