What happened to the couple in Assam?

Assam, June 23: Three persons in have been arrested so far in connection with a case of moral policing in which a mob accosted an unmarried couple travelling on a motorcycle at Pukhuripara village at Rongjuli area in Goalpara district about 98 km from here.

Coming to details, State’s Director General of Police (DGP) Kuladhar Saikia informed that one person, Kurban Ali was arrested on Thursday while two others, one Jonab Ali and another were arrested today after police had registered a suo moto case (No. 73/18) in Rongjuli Police station in the wake on the incident going viral in the social media.

The incident occurred on June 19 but no case was filed with the police by anyone. The mob even forced the two to get married after holding a meeting at a village school compound

In this regard, The DGP said: "The district police have been instructed not to spare anyone found involved in the mob assault which can't be tolerated at any cost. Such type of mob assault amount to talibanism, so exemplary punishment will be handed out to the culprits as per the law".