Karnataka
Karnataka: 23-year-old stabbed for travelling with woman of other religion
Bengaluru/IBNS: A 23-year-old man was beaten and stabbed in Mangaluru in the coastal regions of Karnataka on Thursday for travelling on a bus with a young woman from another religion, media reports said.
The bus, which was travelling in the outskirts of Mangaluru city, was stopped around 9:30 pm and a boy and girl who are classmates and friends, belonging to different religions, were made to get down from the vehicle.
The boy was beaten up and when the girl tried to come in the way, she was also hurt, the police told media.
Four men came in a car and stopped the bus.
The boy was beaten and also received a stab injury near his hip.
He is currently in hospital and his condition is stable.
The police said the young woman was travelling to Bengaluru and that her classmate was accompanying her in a private bus to help her as he was more familiar with the city.
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