22-Yr-Old Tribal Youth Assaulted, Urinated On and Filmed by Miscreants in UP

Lucknow: A group of around six youths assaulted a 22-year-old tribal man, urinated on him, made videos and threw him by the roadside believing him to be dead at Chilkadada village under Shakti Nagar police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra district.

The attackers posted the video of the incident on social media on Wednesday announcing that it was a message for others to fear them.

The victim was from the Kharwar. According to the police, the attackers and their family members have a criminal past and work for local political leader. They were mostly engaged in the real estate business.

In the first two-minute video, the youths are seen holding lathis and revolvers. The victim is seen sitting on the ground with blood all over his neck. Then two of the attackers urinate on the victim while the rest resumed kicking and beating him. The tribal youth begged to be spared but the attackers continued to make video while abusing him. One of the attackers is heard saying: “Don’t ever try to bully us.”

The police said they had arrested one of the accused and are searching for the others. The incident took place five days back. The victim was admitted to a hospital in Waidhan, 25km from Shakti Nagar, in adjoining Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh to remain away from the wyes of the attackers.

According to the police, the incident occurred on September 26. On the basis of a complaint lodged by the victim’s brother, police have registered a case of attempt to murder and arrested one attacker. Police teams are looking for other accused persons.