A Muslim man has alleged that a woman called him a "terrorist" during an argument over a parking mishap at Mantra Mall in Hyderabad's Attapur area on Sunday evening.
Police said an inquiry is underway.
According to the complaint, the incident occurred when the man accidentally hit a car parked next to his while reversing his vehicle.
In a video shared on Instagram before it was restricted, the man is seen telling the woman's driver that he was willing to pay for the damage.
The man alleged that the woman then called him a "Muslim terrorist", leading to an argument with the driver.
"How can she call me a terrorist? I am ready to pay for the damage. How can she say that?" the man is heard saying in the video.
The driver denied the allegation, telling the man in Hindi that no one had called him a terrorist and asking him to pay for the damage instead.
Attapur Station House Officer A. Seetaiah said police received a complaint about the incident at around 10 pm and had begun an inquiry.
"In the video, the man is alleging that he was called a terrorist, but the woman is not audible," Seetaiah said.
He added that no case had been registered so far and declined to disclose the complainant's identity, citing the ongoing inquiry.
Meta, the parent company of Instagram, restricted access to the reel following a legal request. According to a message displayed by the platform, it reviewed the request against its policies and conducted a legal and human rights assessment before restricting the content.