A display picture on the WhatsApp account of a minor boy proved costly for him, as about 20 members of a right-wing outfit took offence to the picture and assaulted the boy and seven others. The incident occurred at Bhatsanagar, about 20 kilometres from Shahpur, on Sunday evening after one of Faisal Shaikh’s friends saw the picture and found it offensive. He later informed the members of a right-wing outfit about the image he thought was objectionable.

The display picture that created the controversy