Bijnor, Feb. 16 -- A group of Kanwariyas allegedly attacked a petrol pump owner's son after they mistook him for a Muslim, objecting to the lighting of incense sticks during their procession in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor.

He had reportedly asked the group not to light the incense near the fuel tanks.

A video of the incident quickly spread on social media, showing the man, identified as Sunny Chaudhary, surrounded by a group of Kanwariyas and being beaten. According to local media, one member, in an attempt to communalise the issue, claimed that Chaudhary was a Muslim.

However, the police refuted the claims, saying there was no communal angle to the fight.

Addressing the viral video, the Circle Officer of Nagina Police Station in Bijnor di...