Moral Policing at Its Worst: When Fashion Becomes a License to Assault A recent incident at Sinhagad Fort near Pune serves as a stark reminder that moral policing in India has reached alarming proportions.
A family outing turned into an assault when eight members from a right wing outfit objected to a young girl's choice of attire, questioning the limits of intolerance and its ease of escalation into violence.
The argument started innocently enough – tourists taking photographs near the samadhi of Tanaji Malusare, the trusted companion of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.