A Muslim Street Vendor was stopped, Beaten and asked to show his Aadhar card since he was selling eatery items in the Hindu locality

In the latest incident, two unidentified persons asked Jaheer Khan, a resident of Amaltaz village, to show his Aadhaar card when he was selling toasts on nearby Baroli Road, 60 km from Dewas city, on Wednesday afternoon, police said. When he told them that he did not have the card, they allegedly abused him and beat him with sticks and belts, said additional superintendent of police (rural) Suryakant Sharma. “Both are residents of Borli village and I have seen them in the village in the past, I recognise them from their faces and they have warned me not to enter the village again,” Khan was quoted as saying by India Today. Efforts were underway to identify the accused, Sharma said on Thursday night. Khan lodged a complaint with Hatpipaliya police station on Wednesday evening, the ASP said, adding that he had not sustained grievous injuries. A case was registered under IPC sections 294 (abusing), 323 (causing hurt), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (common intention), he said.

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