Man allegedly thrashed in Delhi for speaking in English

A 22-year-old man was allegedly thrashed in New Delhi for speaking in English.

India

Connaught Place, New Delhi Source: Wikimedia/Kabi1990 CC BY-SA 3.0

According the PTI report published in several Indian newspapers police has registered a case against five men for beating a young man.

Reports say that young man was thrashed allegedly by five men because he was speaking with his friend in fluent English.

Police told media that Varun Gulati, a resident of Noida had come to Connaught Place to drop off his friend in a five-star hotel on Saturday. While walking back, he was rounded up by five inebriated men.
According to the police, they asked him why he was speaking in English. This started an argument and the five men assaulted Gulati before fleeing the spot in a vehicle. Gulati, police said, managed to note down the number of the vehicle. Police traced the vehicle and arrested three of the accused.


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By Vivek Asri



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