‘Interfaith friendship’: UP man assaulted, forced to chant religious slogans; accused arrested
TNN / Apr 01, 2026, 01:00 (IST)
Bareilly police arrested Rishabh Thakur, a prime accused in a previous cafe assault case, for allegedly assaulting a young man from a minority community and forcing him to chant religious slogans. The incident, filmed and circulated online, involved the victim being thrashed with slippers. Thakur, previously expelled from the district, faces multiple charges including extortion.