Seven people arrested for forcing woman to remove hijab in Tamil Nadu

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Police arrested seven persons including a juvenile for allegedly forcing a woman to remove her hijab at the Vellore Fort Complex in Tamil Nadu.

S. Rajesh Kannan, Superintendent of Police, Vellore told IANS that the seven people are arrested for intentional insult and wanton



vilification.”

He said that the arrested persons acted against individual freedom. The arrested are, K. Santosh (23), Imran Pasha (24), Mohammed Faisal (21), Ibrahim Basha (24), Mohammed Faisal (23), and C. Prasanth (23). 

The arrested juvenile is sent to a childcare home. Police said that most of those arrested are local auto-rickshaw drivers.