New Delhi: A Madrasa teacher was allegedly attacked by three car-borne people after he refused to say 'Jai Shri Ram' in Rohini area of Delhi.
The victim has been identified as Mohammad Momin.
According to police, the incident took place at about 8 pm on Thursday. A white car stopped on the road and its occupants called him.
"In his complaint, he said that the three men inside the car asked him to read some religious lines. He, however, ignored and moved on after which they hit him," said SD Mishra, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Rohini district.
Momin said, "The people sitting inside the car asked me to say -- Jai Shri Ram -- but I avoided them. Then they verbally abused me and hit me with their car and injured me."
"We are examining the CCTV footages and are also gathering information from the eye-witnesses," said the police officer.
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