Hyderabad, June 11 -- Three Muslim labourers were assaulted on June 6 by a mob of over 30 people affiliated with Hindutva groups solely for their religious identity, in Ranchi's Namkum area of Jharkhand.

In a video going viral on social media platform X, the Muslim men narrated their experience to local media. According to them, they were taking a lunch break when a few men approached and started questioning them.

"We just came back from the mosque after offering namaz and were resting near our workplace. Suddenly, these men came up to us and asked, 'Who are you? What are your names? What are you doing here?' When we told them our names, they had a good look at our kurta pyjama," said one of the Muslim men.

He said that as soon as the ...