Meerut: 'My Skull Cap & Beard Were Enough For Kanwariyas To Beat Me'
"Our car did not even touch the Kanwar, we were staying put in one place but they damaged our car," said Parvez.
By: ALIZA NOOR
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Mohammad Parvez, 46, who works in the auto-parts business in Meerut, was dragged and beaten up by a mob of Kanwariyas on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway on 26 July.
The video of the incident which went viral on social media, showed a mob hounding and beating Parvez while their car was vandalised. Now, Parvez is shaken from the incident and is weary of even talking to media persons.
"First, there were around 20 of them, then around 20 more joined in. They tore all my clothes, pulled my beard and threw away my cap. All they saw was my cap and beard and they attacked me," Parvez told The Quint.
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