Another interfaith couple harassed in Karnataka's Haveri, 7 arrested

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Yet another case of moral policing has come to light in Karnataka as a group of nine people allegedly harassed an interfaith couple in Haveri district on Friday, officials said..

A group of nine people allegedly attacked a Muslim woman and a Hindu man while the duo were talking to each other at the Badagi bus stand..

The case has been registered under sections 147 (Rioting), 341 (Wrongful restraint), 323 (Voluntarily causing hurt), 354 (Criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 506 (Criminal intimidation), and 149 (Unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code...

The recent incident came weeks after seven people allegedly barged into a hotel room and assaulted an inter-faith couple during their stay in Hanagal Taluk of Haveri district on January 8, following which two of them have been arrested...

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