Man assaulted for not standing during National Anthem in Mumbai

Sakshi Chaturvedi
Published on: 24 Jan 2017 7:42 AM GMT
Man assaulted for not standing during National Anthem in Mumbai
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Man assaulted for not standing during National Anthem in Mumbai

Mumbai: An old man was allegedly assaulted in a movie theatre for not standing up when the National Anthem tune was played on screen during a scene in the movie Dangal in Mumbai, the police said on Monday.

The victim identified as Amalraj Dasan was allegedly hit on his face by the accused at the theatre in suburban Goregaon on Wednesday last.

According to the accused Shirish Madhukar, Dasan did not stand up while the National Anthem scene was played during the screening of Dangal.

Shirish Madhukar has been booked under IPC section 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to broke peace).

The investigation regarding the matter is underway.

Sakshi Chaturvedi

Sakshi Chaturvedi

A journalist, presently working as a Sub-Editor at newstrack.com.

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