A youth of the minority community in Sundargarh was arrested and forwarded to court by Sundargarh police on Saturday allegedly for beating a Hindu youth on Friday for an objectionable comment on facebook.
According to sources, Romi Nakhani had posted a picture of Asaduddin Owaisi who had recently refused to chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai on facebook and had also posted some objectionable comment on him. One Faisal Hussain, who runs a shop at Super market in Sundargarh, got angry when he saw the picture and the comments on Owaisi. Hussain too posted objectionable comments on Hindu religion.
On Friday, four youths led by Hussain had an altercation with Romi and another Charan Nakhani near Sundargarh Municipality. Hussain soon picked up a hockey stick and hit on the head of Romi, following which the later was seriously injured and bled profusely.
He was rushed to the Sundargarh District Headquarters Hospital for treatment there. later, he was shifted to the Burla MCH as his condition deteriorated. An FIR was lodged by Charan Nakhani against Hussain and his three other friends for beating them. Hussain and his two other friends also lodged an FIR against Nakhani and Charan. After registering a case and investigating it, the Town police of Sundagarh arrested Hussain on Saturday and forwarded him to court. Police are now searching to arrest three other youths of the minority community who were absconding.
Following the incident, three platoon police force were deployed at Regent market and in some other important places in Sundargarh on Saturday.