Hyderabad, Oct. 22 -- Two Muslim youths were allegedly beaten up at a construction site in Rallagadda Doddi in Shamshabad on Wednesday, October 21. Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) spokesperson Amjed Ullah Khan has alleged that the assault was a communal incident; however, police have denied it, saying it was a dispute between two groups.

According to Khan, the two electricians, 25-year-old Mohd Wahed Ahmed, and 26-year-old Hyder Khan had been employed at the site for the past five days.

Painting work was also underway at the site, and a paint box fell onto an adjacent building.

Some individuals there came to site and started hitting the painters with sticks. Hearing the commotion, the two electricians came outside to check.

They were aske...