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Kolkata rallies around couple beaten up for hugging in public
May 02, 2018
Youngsters offer 'free hugs' to people outside Dum Dum metro station in Kolkata', as a mark of protest against people who had reportedly beaten up a couple for hugging in the metro. Protesters say hugging is not something visually perverted, it's a sign of affection'.
A couple was allegedly thrashed by a group of people at the Dumdum metro station in Kolkata for hugging.
The
incident, reported in a section of the media with purported pictures of
the assault, sparked protests outside the metro station today.
According
to the media reports, a man hugging his female friend raised eyebrows
in a train compartment last night. A few people objected to it,
following which an argument ensued between the two sides.
The mob then allegedly heckled the couple, pushed them out of the train and beat them up, the reports said.
Condemning
the incident, citizens, carrying placards, gathered outside the Dumdum
metro station this morning, demanding a suo motu case by the Railway
Police Force against the assaulters.
Indrani Banerjee, the
spokesperson of the Metro Rail, said appropriate action would be taken
in the matter if the victims came forward with a complaint.
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