Overview
- A viral video shows a 15-year-old boy in Aligarh being forced by a mob to urinate on a Pakistani flag he had picked up out of curiosity.
- Police have registered an FIR at Banna Devi station and booked three individuals under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, with investigations ongoing.
- The Samajwadi Party's Aligarh unit condemned the act, calling it an attempt to incite communal discord following the recent Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.
- A senior police officer assured strict action against those found guilty, emphasizing efforts to prevent further unrest in the region.
- In a separate incident, police are investigating the vandalism of a fruit juice vendor’s shop in Suwarn Jayanti Nagar, with a second FIR filed against unidentified individuals.