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Video shows a dozen people attacking a man on a train and hurling insults at him. (Picture/X)
The GRP has launched an investigation after footage of the alleged incident that took place earlier this week surfaced on social media
An elderly man was allegedly attacked by fellow passengers on an express train near Igatpuri in Maharashtra's Nashik district over suspicion that he was carrying beef, the Government Railway Police (GRP) said on Saturday .
The GRP has launched an investigation after footage of the alleged incident that took place earlier this week surfaced on social media.
According to a video circulating online, nearly a dozen men can be seen beating and abusing Ashraf Munyar on a train for carrying two large plastic boxes containing similar meat. class of substances. “What are you carrying? Where are you going? Don't you have goats there? Do you know we are celebrating a festival?
According to GRP, the victim, Haji Ashraf Munyar, a resident of Jalgaon district, was on his way to his daughter's house in Kalyan when IGAD allegedly Passengers in the bus near Igatpuri beat him up on suspicion that he was carrying beef.
After the video went viral, the Government Railway Police (GRP) contacted the elderly man. The victim was reportedly not initially ready to file a complaint.
“We have taken note of the video and have identified the victim. Some of the people involved in the attack have also been identified and investigations are ongoing,” the official said.
Police have identified both defendants as residents of Dhule. A police team was also sent to Dhule to look for them.
(Inputs from PTI)
