VIDEO: Muslim woman in India forced to remove burqa in public

A mob in India forced a Muslim woman to remove her burqa in public, India Today reported.

The video of the incident went viral on social media. The video showed a burqa-clad woman sitting on a motorbike, accompanied by a man. 

A mob could be seen harassing the girl for wearing the burqa, after which she was forced to take it off. 

“Take the burqa off, you are giving a bad name to the nation,” one of the members from the group could be heard telling the woman.

The man protested when the mob asked the woman to remove her niqab (veil).

A girl was forced to remove her burkha as the people suspected that the man on whose scooter she was riding pillion was a Hindu, in Islam Nagar, Bhopal on Saturday afternoon @ndtv @ndtvindia pic.twitter.com/66QPE5OJax

— Anurag Dwary (@Anurag_Dwary) October 16, 2021

“You have to take the niqab off as well,” one member of the mob said. The entire incident was recorded by the mob.

As per reports, no case has been registered against the people yet. Two men were reportedly let off by the police after receiving a warning.