3 arrested for assaulting Muslim man in Kanpur over charges of forced conversion

Police have arrested three people for allegedly beating up a Muslim man over charges of forcing forced religious conversion. One of them is reportedly affiliated to the Vishva Hindu Parishad.

The Kanpur Police has arrested people for allegedly beating up, parading a Muslim man and forcing him to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' over allegation that he was forcing a Hindu woman to convert to Islam. The incident happened on Wednesday in Kacchi Basti locality of Barra area in Kanpur. : , , #UttarPradesh #UPPolice pic.twitter.com/NLSicpNOCw The matter came to light after a video of the incident went viral on the social media. In it, the man's little daughter can be seen crying and clinging on to him as the mob assaults him. She repeatedly pleads the mob to spare her father but to no avail.