A minor boy was assaulted for drinking water in a temple in Ghaziabad.

Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad police arrested the temple caretaker Shringi Nandan Yadav for beating a minor boy as he was a Muslim.

Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad police arrested the temple caretaker Shringi Nandan Yadav for beating a minor boy as he was a Muslim. On March 11, 2021, the temple caretaker purportedly thrashed a 14-year-old minor boy for being a Muslim and entering the temple to drink water at Ghaziabad's Dasna City. The accused, identified as Shringi Nandan Yadav, can be seen kicking and punching the boy in a video. The video went viral, which triggered outrage among people who condemned the incident and demanded action against the accused.

The boy's father told the Hindustan Times that his son was thirsty, and he entered the temple to drink water and was beaten up after he was asked about his identity. "He generally doesn't venture inside the temple but this time he told me he was just very thirsty. I have asked him not to go there in the future," the father added.

The temple authorities stated that they had barred people's entry from non-Hindu communities. Yati Narsimhanand Saraswati, another caretaker, said there are several taps outside the temple for people to drink water and alleged that one of their caretakers caught the boy spitting inside the temple.

On March. 13, Ghaziabad Police tweeted to notify that Yadav has been arrested and a case has been registered against him.