Kolkata, Sept. 20 -- A tea stall owner has claimed that a group of men assaulted him in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman for serving Muslim customers and that he has previously received threats.

The alleged assault took place on September 13 under the Kanksa police station's jurisdiction in Dangal village's Agaro Mile area. Shop owner Pratap Ghosh said roughly 25 men arrived at his house, shouted at him, before slapping, kicking, and hitting him with sticks.

Ghosh said the beating left him unconscious, while family members reported that the attackers also trashed the tea stall. Following the incident, Ghosh lodged a written complaint at Ausgram Police Station detailing the assault and property damage. Police have since launched an invest...