MUMBAI: The nation woke up to the news of Bigg Boss 13 contestant Asim Riaz being brutally attacked while he was out cycling on the streets. (Read here: Bigg Boss 13’s Asim Riaz brutally ATTACKED while he was out cycling )

The model-turned-actor was attacked by a few goons while he was out cycling in his hometown. Taking to his Instagram stories, the Bigg Boss 13 first runner-up gave a glimpse of the multiple bruises he incurred because of this attack that he faced late in the night. 

Asim was out cycling while someone on a bike attacked him from behind. In the video, Asim calls the attackers 'cowards' as they did not have the guts to attack him from the front. He got bruises on his arms, knees, thighs and even back. The video is indeed shocking and has left all his fans in rage as well. 

Discussing about the same, Asim Riaz’s fans started trending #GetWellSoonAsim on Twitter. There have been thousands of messages praying for his speedy recovery also many have been quite angry with the attackers.

More than 30K tweets have been done by the fans which has landed the hashtag #GetWellSoonAsim on the trending list.

Have a look at the trending list:

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We hope the actor gets well soon.

Stay tuned to this space for more updates.

(Also read: #DilKoMaineDiKasam trends as fans can’t stop going ga-ga over Asim Riaz-Himanshi Khurana's new romantic poster )