Two men arrested for assaulting two women over allegations of religious conversion in Hyderabad

An incident of two young women being assaulted in the Almasguda area of Hyderabad over allegations of religious conversion has come to light. In this matter, the Meerpet police arrested two individuals named Lakshmi Narayan and Shashi Vardhan on Tuesday night. The police administration swung into action after a video of this incident went viral on social media. According to Police Inspector B. Shobhan, the incident took place last month. The victimized women were returning after meeting a woman named Mary when they were stopped and attacked.

In the viral video, it can be clearly seen that a group of men has surrounded these two young women. They are accusing the women of trying to convert school children to Christianity by giving them chocolates. However, the women denied all these allegations and stated that they had only gone to meet their aunt. In the video, a man is demanding to check the women's bags and is using abusive language towards them. During this, the women were repeatedly slapped, and one of the women is also heard pleading to be let go.

This incident took place near the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar statue in Almasguda, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Meerpet police station. After this video spread widely on social media on Tuesday, the police registered a case and started an investigation. The police are currently conducting a detailed probe into the entire matter and verifying other details.

Former Telangana minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Sabitha Indra Reddy strongly condemned the attack on Wednesday. She has urged the police to identify the culprits and take legal action. She emphasized that any complaint or objection regarding religious activities should be resolved through legal channels, not through physical violence. This incident has once again highlighted that serious issues like allegations of religious conversion must be resolved within the legal framework; intimidating or assaulting someone by taking the law into one's own hands is unacceptable.