Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:53pm on 09 May 2024,Thursday India
Tensions flared in Bagalkote, Karnataka, as pro-Hindu groups clashed with police over an interfaith couple seeking protection. The groups demanded that the newly-wed Hindu man and Muslim woman be handed over to them after the woman's family filed a missing complaint. When police refused, the groups resorted to stone-pelting, prompting a lathi-charge to disperse them. The couple had approached the police station seeking security after their marriage. The incident highlights the challenges faced by interfaith couples and the potential for communal tensions over such unions.
