Hyderabad: A heated dispute at a housing society on the outskirts of Hyderabad turned communally charged after the managing committee secretary called a resident couple “Pakistani” during an argument over an unregistered tenant, triggering a confrontation that was captured on video and circulated widely on social media.
The incident took place at Janapriya Lake Front Society in Kapra, with police personnel present at the scene throughout.
‘Don’t call me Pakistani, I am an Indian’
In the video, the resident is heard pushing back angrily at being labelled Pakistani, pointing to his family’s military service as proof of his nationality. He said his grandfather had served as a Subedar in the Indian Army and demanded to know how anyone could question his identity.
“Don’t call me Pakistani, I am an Indian,” he said.
The secretary is heard saying, “I am just asking if you are a Pakistani, why are you staying here?” The couple further alleged that the secretary accused them of being in the country to plant bombs.
“This man accused us of being Pakistani, he says we are here to plant bombs. The police are here but they aren’t doing anything,” the couple said in the video.
The argument continued for some time with police personnel present at the spot throughout the dispute.
What led to the row
A Jawahar Nagar Police official told Siasat.com that the argument had its roots in a tenancy dispute. The secretary had confronted tenant Naseema for allowing a couple to stay in her flat without informing the housing society management.
Naseema had also not paid rent for the previous three months. The argument between the secretary and the couple escalated, during which the secretary questioned their identity and used the Pakistani slur.
The matter was resolved at the spot after the secretary apologised for the remark and asked the couple to relocate. No case was registered. Police counselled both parties and let them go. No physical violence was reported.
