LUCKNOW: A 17-year-old girl was slapped and forced to remove her hijab for talking to a Hindu man. The incident happened at Deoband in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district. One identified as Mohammad Mehtab (38) has been arrested in the incident. The girl was going home with her sister when the incident happened.

A group of 12 stopped the children and attacked them. The incident came to light after a video of the incident that happened on December 11 went viral on social media.
The girl told police that they were going home after visiting their relative. Meanwhile, a man on a cycle asked her for directions. While giving directions, two intervened and created a ruckus. They started gathering more people saying that we were talking to a Hindu man. Around 12 people surrounded us. During this, one of them slapped the girl.

While trying to call her brother, the attackers snatched their mobile phones. One of the children was carrying a gift package. The group alleged that the gift they carried was for the Hindu man. However, the attackers allowed the girls to leave only after realizing that the person on the bike was not a Hindu.

After the incident, the girls filed a complaint. The police said that an FIR has been registered and one has been arrested. The police said that the rest will be arrested after examining the video footage.