Archive · 29 Jun 2025
Youths Assaulted and Arrested for Moral Policing, Inciting Communal Tension
Some people are acting like they are the police and stopping others.
In Kalaburagi, a man was hurt for giving a ride to a woman from a different group.
Police caught six people.
In another place, two young men stopped a couple and filmed them because they were from different communities.
They put the video online, and the police arrested them too.
The police are telling everyone that they will punish anyone who tries to act as a vigilante or cause problems between communities.
A young man in Kalaburagi was assaulted for giving a lift to a woman from another community.
Six individuals were arrested by MB Nagar Police in connection with the assault in Kalaburagi.
In Ramanagara, two youths were arrested for moral policing after stopping a couple and filming them.
The video of the incident in Ramanagara was uploaded to Facebook and went viral.
Police have issued warnings and vowed strict action against moral policing and incitement of communal tension.
- Who
- Bailappa, the victim in Kalaburagi, and youths Muksud and Akmal Pasha in Ramanagara, along with the attackers and police.
- What
- Assault and moral policing incidents where individuals were attacked for associating with people from different communities.
- When
- The incidents occurred recently, with one on June 26.
- Where
- Kalaburagi and Ramanagara, India.
- Why
- The attacks were motivated by moral policing and objections to people from different communities associating with each other.
Actions of Vigilantes
Law and Order
Justification vs. Illegality
Actions of Vigilantes
Those conducting moral policing believe their actions are justified to enforce their beliefs or values.
Law and Order
Authorities and the general public condemn such actions as illegal, inciting hatred, and a threat to social harmony.
- Victim (Kalaburagi)
- Bailappa
- Arrested (Kalaburagi)
- Mohammad Salman, Mohammad Adil, Mohammad Rehan, Mohammad Uzair, Mohammad Faiz, Mohammad Asif
- Arrested (Ramanagara)
- Muksud and Akmal Pasha
- Location of Incidents
- Kalaburagi, Ramanagara, India
- Charges
- Promoting communal hatred, assault