A person was hung the other way up from a tree and brutally thrashed by a gaggle of individuals on suspicion of motorbike theft in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, police mentioned on Saturday.
The incident happened in Bhakharpura village in Gudha Malani space on Friday, when the person, Shravan Kumar, who’s a Dalit, was launched on bail in a separate theft case.
In an announcement, Barmer Superintendent of Police (SP) Narendra Singh Meena mentioned Kumar was arrested on December 29, after he was discovered stealing a motorbike at a neighborhood truthful.
Sources mentioned after Kumar was launched on bail a couple of days in the past, villagers accused him of stealing one other bike. The man, nevertheless, denied the contemporary cost towards him.
On Friday, the villagers caught maintain of Kumar, tied his fingers, and hung him the other way up from a tree. “The villagers then thrashed the person. They additionally made a video recording of the assault, which has now gone viral,” a supply mentioned.
Gudamalani Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sukhram Bishnoi mentioned a case has been registered on the idea of a grievance by the sufferer and police have taken cognisance of the 53-second clip.
“Kumar was allegedly assaulted by the villagers on suspicion of theft, on Friday. He was earlier booked in one other theft case. A case has been registered on the idea of a grievance by the sufferer and an in depth probe is underway,” Mr Bishnoi mentioned.