Bihar, July 11 -- Two people have been arrested in relation to the harassment and forceful application of sindoor on the forehead of a Muslim woman in Bihar's Nawada district.

Dharmendra Kumar and Bahadur Chaudhary were among the 15 people who gheraoed the woman, forced her to remove her niqab and made her male companion apply sindoor on her forehead.

The incident occurred in Madhopor, Charki Pahad, Kamalpur area. A video of the incident emerged on social media platforms on July 8. She is seen pleading with the Hindutva mob to stop, but her repeated appeals go unheard.

Nawada Police has identified all 15 people and arrested two. Search is on to nab the remaining. Speaking on it, Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Rahul Singh said tha...