February 14, 2019:
The video has become viral on social media & is being widely circulated on WhatsApp.
Self-proclaimed Bajrang Dal activists performed "marriage" of a young couple at Kandlakoya Oxygen Park in Medchal on Thursday, on the occasion of Valentine's day.
The activists, chanting 'Jai Shree Ram', entered the park & saw the couple talking to each other. Later, they asked them to tie the knot if they were true 'lovers'.
The activists went on to film the entire episode while the boy tied around the girl's neck a pasupu thadu, a thread smeared with turmeric which is used in marriages as a mangalsutra.
The video has become viral on social media & is being widely circulated on WhatsApp.
The group can be heard saying in the video, "Idi oka manchi roju" (it is an auspicious day) while filming the video. They later congratulated the couple even as the boy was visibly shaken & exhibited disgust over the sudden breach of privacy & the entire episode that followed.
The police have started an investigation into the incident & the couple, as well as the activists, have been taken to Medchal police station for interrogation.
"We are understanding the modalities. The parents have been asked to give us further details," said PV Padmaja, Deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Balanagar police.
She clarified that the activists were not affiliated to Bajrang dal & said that the interrogation is yet to be completed before further details can be disclosed.
"We do not have members in Medchal. The activists have used our name to gain attention", claimed Subash Chander, State Convenor, Bajrangdal. He added, "it is not in our ideology that we perform marriages in an arbitrary manner."
However, several malls, jewellery shops, pubs & restaurants were asked to remove all sorts of decorations relating to Valentine's day by the Bajrang Dal.
Groups of Bajrang Dal activists went to popular places protesting against the observance of Valentine's Day.
Several Bajrangdal members were arrested after they staged protests across the city. Effigies of Saint Valentine was burnt in Abids & LB Nagar by the Bajrang Dal activists.
Across the city, several parks were either closed or had police personnel deployed as a preventive measure to curb untoward incidents. Source Link
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