Uttarakhand, Dec. 26 -- Men who assaulted the Kashmiri shawl seller, Bilal Ahmed Ganie, were arrested on December 26, after a video of the assault reached Udham Singh Nagar's Senior Superintendent of Police, Manikant Mishra, who confirmed the case has been registered.

In a video statement released on X, SSP Mishra stated that the case has been booked under sections 191(2) (Rioting), 115(2) (Voluntarily causing hurt), 351(3) (Criminal intimidation), 352 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke), 304 (Snatching), 62 (Serious offenses), 292 (Public nuisance), and 126(2) (Wrongful restraint) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The police official also noted the serious nature of the video and asserted that action is being taken to delet...