Man assaulted in Bihar over mistaken identity as Bangladeshi

A man was allegedly beaten up in Bihar’s Madhubani district after being wrongly suspected of being a Bangladeshi, police said.

Police swung into action after a video of the incident went viral on social media, showing a person being beaten up by two youths who presumed him to be an illegal Bangladeshi immigrant.

Madhubani Superintendent of Police



Yogendra Kumar said on Friday, “The social media cell of the police immediately investigated the matter and found that the incident took place in Chakda in the Rajnagar police station area.”

“The two individuals who were seen assaulting the victim have been identified as residents of Rajnagar. The victim, who works as a mason, is a resident of Birpur in Supaul district,” he said.