Mangaluru ∙ A young man who came to a movie theater with his female friend was brutally assaulted by the moral police. The incident took place on Thursday in Sullia, Mangaluru. The police said that a 20-year-old youth named Muhammad Imtiaz had lodged a complaint through email.
Imtiaz and his 18-year-old female friend had come to watch the movie ‘Kantara’ at Santosh Theater in Sullia. The show was at 11 am. Both of them reached the theater at 10.20 and talked in the parking area of the theater. Seeing this, a group of people approached Imtiaz and started questioning him.
He then beat the young man and threatened to kill him. The assailants stopped the beating when the people in the theater ran away. Sullia police registered a case on Imtiaz’s complaint and started investigation.
English Summary: ‘Moral policing’: Youth waiting to watch movie with friend assaulted in Mangaluru
