Hyderabad | AIMIM chief Assaduddin Owaisi on Monday while responding to the incident in Haryana where few people allegedly shaved off the beard of a Muslim youth said that he would make the accused grow a beard.
Addressing a public meeting in Hyderabad, Owaisi said, “Muslim man’s beard was shaved off. Those who did it, I am telling them and their fathers, even if you slit our throat, we’ll be Muslims. We will convert you to Islam and will make you keep a beard.”
Muslim man’s beard was shaved off. Those who did it,I am telling them & their fathers, even if you slit our throat,we’ll be Muslims.We’ll convert you to Islam & will make you keep beard: A Owaisi. Muslim man registered FIR (2 Aug) when his beard was forcibly shaved off in Haryana pic.twitter.com/MONqKeKllP
— ANI (@ANI) August 6, 2018
Earlier on August 2, the Gurugram Police arrested 3 people after the victim registered an FIR in the matter. According to the FIR, the victim (Jaffruddin) was allegedly dragged to the salon and was forced to shave off his beard because ‘he looked like Pakistani’.
The Police have filed various sections of the Indian Penal Code on the three accused named Gaurav, Nitin and Iklas dealing with voluntarily causing hurt, outraging religious feelings, and criminal intimidation.
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