Hyderabad, Sept. 23 -- A Muslim youth has alleged that he was assaulted while on his way from Mumbai to Uttar Pradesh on a train recently. His attackers tore his shirt, beat him up, and forced him to chant "Jai Shri Ram," he said.

As per the video widely circulating on social media, in the incident that purportedly occurred on September 18, the youth can be heard saying that the train had just crossed Kalyan when he stepped out of the washroom. He was immediately accosted by a bunch of men.

He said they spotted his chain and, assuming it was a gold one, they questioned him about it, asking him to hand it over. When he told them it was imitation jewellery, they allegedly snatched it from his neck.

He alleged that the perpetrators, after...