Karnal, Dec. 30 -- Days after a video went viral on social media, where a man shooting the video was heard heckling a Kashmiri vendor, the Kaithal police have taken suo motu action and registered an FIR.

The incident, police said, happened in Batta village of Kalayat sub-division.

DSP Lalit Kumar said that based on the message on social media, it appeared to be "hate speech", on which a suo motu cognizance was taken by the police.

Kumar said that the identity of the accused and the time of the incident are yet to be established.

SP Upasna said the case was registered under Sections 196 (1), 299 and 353 (1) of the BNS at Kalayat police station against unidentified persons and the case is under investigation.

The video of the incident ...