Overview
- Police registered FIR No. 517/2025 under BNS provisions for rioting, hurt, intimidation, wrongful restraint, public nuisance, and related offences.
- Udham Singh Nagar police said three men seen in the video are in custody with further arrests possible as the investigation advances.
- The circulated clip showed the vendor being beaten and coerced to chant “Bharat Mata ki jai”, which authorities asked platforms to remove to avoid communal tension.
- Officials acknowledged an attempted “mafinama” compromise at a local outpost that delayed formal action before the footage drew wider scrutiny.
- JKSA named local Bajrang Dal leader Ankur Singh as a key accused, while J&K leaders demanded accountability and trader protection as the victim voiced fear of reprisals.