After a group of Hindu right-wing activists barged into a restaurant in Bareilly and attacked students who were celebrating a love jihad birthday, the local police on Sunday (December 28, 2025) registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the accused amid uproar on social media. “Police registered an FIR 532/25 under, 333/115 (2)/351/351 (3)/324 (4)/131/191 (2) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against Rishab Thakur, Deepak Pathak and 20-25 at the police station in December at Premnagar restaurant located in Presault. identification of people involved in the assault,” Ashutosh said. Shivam, Circle Officer City 1, Bareilly.The section covers house entry with intent to cause hurt/assault, serious criminal intimidation, namely threats to cause death and grievous hurt.
A video of the incident went viral in which a group of activists were seen storming the cafe and the police had earlier taken action against the victim, two Muslim youths and the cafe staff by issuing a challan for disturbing the peace on 27 December. The issuance of the challan led to an uproar. The problems concern the first year of the B.Sc. A nursing student who organized her birthday party at a restaurant in Prem Nagar area, which was attended by nine friends – five women and four men. Of the four male friends, two were Muslim. The presence of Muslim youths with a Hindu woman led some members of the fringe group to enter the restaurant where they raised slogans, allegedly attacking and accusing the youths of “love jihad”. Police arrived at the scene and took the student and others to the police station for questioning.
“They barged into my birthday party and attacked my friend. There were only two Muslims and most of the guests were Hindus. The attackers started accusing my friends of ‘Love Jihad’. They tried to harass and snatch my phone. We were helpless for a while,” the nursing student who hosted the birthday party said in the viral video.
‘Stain on Society’
The Congress has accused the ruling BJP government of being responsible for such incidents, leading to fear in the civilized society and especially among the minority community. “Such incidents are a stain on civilized societies and raise question marks on the rule of law. Instead of taking strict action against anti-social elements who were disrupting the celebration and trying to communalise the environment, the police have booked the victims. The FIR against the accused is registered only after public outcry. It highlights the discriminatory attitude of the police which encourages such daily occurrence of organizations in Uttar,” said Anil Yadav, head representative of Uttar Pradesh Congress.
Published – 28 Dec 2025 21:36 IST
