Dozens of youths today gathered outside Tollygunge and Dumdum metro stations with placards that read "Hok alingan (let's hug)" to protest an alleged moral policing incident inside a train compartment on Monday.
Several of them hugged each other on the platform of Tollygunge station this morning as a mark of their protest.
According to media reports, a few people on Monday objected to a man hugging his female friend on a metro train coach, following which an argument ensued between the two sides. The mob reportedly heckled the couple, pushed them out of the train and beat them up at Dumdum metro station.
A college student, who participated in the protest outside Tollygunge station, said Kolkata is a liberal city and it has no place for moral policing.
"We are here to protest against the moral policing that has taken place in our city. Our city is known as the city of joy and love. We have never witnessed such incidents before. It is completely shameful," he added.
Another student, who was a part of the team that organised the demonstration at Dumdum station, said: "A man and a woman hugging each other is no crime. It is a sign of affection, not perversion."
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