Behind the Social Media Face of a Violent Hindutva Activist Lies an Entire Ecosystem of Hate
Shringi Nand has been arrested for a vicious assault on a Muslim minor near the Dasna Devi Mandir in Ghaziabad. What do his online profiles say about him?
A screenshot from the viral video where Shringi Yadav can be seen assaulting a minor Muslim boy. Photo: Twitter video screengrab
Rights13/Mar/2021
New Delhi: In a viral video reportedly recorded near the Dasna Devi Mandir in Ghaziabad on March 12, 2021, and posted on Instagram by an account called @HinduEktaSanghh (the account has since been deleted), a self-styled Hindutva activist named Shringi Yadav can be seen viciously assaulting and abusing a minor Muslim boy called Ali
Ghaziabad Police has arrested the man identified as Shringi Nandan Yadav. (Twitter)
In a horrific video doing the rounds on social media, a man in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad was seen asking a boy his name and then thrashing him mercilessly upon learning that the Muslim boy had gone to a temple to drink water.
Ghaziabad Police have now arrested the accused who was seen in the video and an FIR has also been registered based on the clip. The man has been identified as Shringi Nandan Yadav, son Ashwani Kumar Yadav, a native of Bihar.
Ghaziabad SP Iraj Raja said, “The accused who was seen assaulting the boy in the video is a resident of Bhagalpur in Bihar. He has been arrested and an FIR has been registered. A probe has been launched.”
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