On Saturday, six men who claimed to Kshatriyas, beat up Parmar after they saw a TikTok video filmed by him (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Key Highlights On Saturday, a Dalit man was beaten up by a group of men over his moustache The accused men allegedly wanted the victim to shave off his moustache The victim was thrashed even after he followed the instructions of the accused and shaved Six persons have been arrested in relation to the incident

Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Police have arrested six men who allegedly beat up a Dalit man over his moustache. The incident took place on Saturday and the accused were arrested during the early hours of Sunday. The victim was identified as Sanjay Parmar. Parmar resides in the Mota Kothsana village of Mesana.

The arrested men were identified as Sanjaysinh Chauhan, Santramsinh Chauhan, Rajdipsinh Chauhan. Jayendrasinh Chauhan, Rajpalsinh Chauhan and Swarajsinh Chauhan. The rest of the accused have not been arrested yet.

On Saturday, a group of men who claimed to be Kshatriyas, beat up Parmar after they saw a TikTok video filmed by him. In the video, Parmar could be seen showing off his moustache. The accused allegedly took offence to the content of the video and asked Parmar to shave off his moustache. Parmar fulfilled the demand made by the accused and despite the same, the accused men thrashed him. The accused also forced 20-year-old Parmar to kneel before them as he apologised for having kept a moustache.

On Saturday, Parmar approached the police and informed them about the incident. The police began interrogating the witnesses who saw the accused after the incident. The police also used technical intelligence to keep a tab on the accused. Late night on Saturday, the police received information about the accused.

As per the police sources, the accused men were hiding in the mountains. Instead of wasting another moment, the police formed teams and went to the suspected hideouts of the accused. According to Ahmedabad Mirror, six of them were hiding inside a cave in the mountains in Mehsana. The police arrested the accused and registered a case against them.

The accused have been booked under criminal intimidation, illegal assembly, assault and under relevant sections of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.