Indore police have arrested the bangle seller, who was thrashed by a group of locals. According to the details, the bangle seller was arrested on Tuesday after he was accused of molesting women customers. Identified as 25-year-old Tasleem Ali, the bangle seller was thrashed by the mob in Indore and a video of the incident went viral on social media.
Commenting on the incident, Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra had said the controversy started when this man described himself as a Hindu to sell bangles to women during the holy month of saavan, while he belongs to another community.
On Monday, Ali was booked under the POCSO Act for touching a 13-year-old girl inappropriately in Indore.
Ali, who is a resident from Uttar Pradesh, left behind a carry bag in which two Aadhaar cards were found, they said.
Based on the girl’s complaint, a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and IPC sections 420 (cheating) and 471 (using fake documents as real ones), among others, was registered against Ali.
So far, the Indore police have arrested four persons for assaulting the bangle seller for apparently using a ‘fake’ name while selling his goods to women in the Govind Nagar area of Indore.
The arrested persons are identified as Rakesh Pawar aged 38, Vikas Malviyaaged 27, Rajkumar Bhatnagar aged 37 and Vivek Vyas aged 35, Banganga police station in-charge Rajendra Soni said.
He said the police are scanning video footage to identify and nab other persons involved in the attack.
