Muslim man in Aligarh thrashed for reading Gita, 2 booked

AGRA: A 55-year-old Muslim man was allegedly thrashed by two men from his own community for reading the Gita in his house in Shah Jamal area of Aligarh. According to police, the incident occurred around 9 am when the victim, Dilsher, was reading the religious book at his house after returning from his duty.
According to police, Dilsher, who works as a security guard in a factory, alleged that the men, Sameer and Zakir, and some unidentified persons thrashed him and took away the Hindu scriptures – a copy of Ramcharitmanas and Gita – from his house.
Talking to TOI, Dilsher said that he has been reading these books for the past 38 years. He said, “I’m a Muslim but my religion doesn’t restrict me from reading holy books of other communities.”
A case has been registered against the suspects, Sameer and Zakir, and some unidentified persons under IPC’s sections 298 (uttering, words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings of any person), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), and 506 (criminal intimidation at the Delhi Gate police station.
Talking to TOI, superintendent of police (city) Abhishek said that the matter is being investigated and action will be taken against them.