Raipur: A man was allegedly hung upside down from a tree and mercilessly beaten with sticks by five people, including a minor, in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Saturday.
According to the police, a video of the incident went viral on social media on Friday after which the five accused visible in the video were detained.
City Superintendent of Police, Bilaspur Kotwali, Shehil Sahu said that the accused identified as Manish Khare, Shivraj Khare and Janu Bhargav were taken into custody late on Friday evening, while Bhim Kesarwani and a 15-year-old boy were detained on Saturday.
Sahu said that the victim, Mahaveer Suryawanshi, a labourer, used to live in a village where the accused also stayed.
“On April 26, one of the accused allegedly spotted Suryawanshi trying to get into his house but Suryawanshi managed to escape. However, the next day, Manish caught him and handed him over to the police, claiming that he was trying to commit theft. Manish did not lodge a case against Suryawanshi, following which the police released him after issuing a warning,” Sahu said.
According to Manish, Suryawanshi once again reached his house on Wednesday night and damaged his motorcycle parked outside and escaped. Enraged over this incident, Manish and the other four caught Suryawanshi and hung him upside down from a tree near a brick kiln. The accused then beat Suryawanshi with sticks which was recorded by a local villager,” said Sahu, adding that on Friday night the video went viral on social media.
{{/usCountry}}According to Manish, Suryawanshi once again reached his house on Wednesday night and damaged his motorcycle parked outside and escaped. Enraged over this incident, Manish and the other four caught Suryawanshi and hung him upside down from a tree near a brick kiln. The accused then beat Suryawanshi with sticks which was recorded by a local villager,” said Sahu, adding that on Friday night the video went viral on social media.
{{/usCountry}}“After we got the video, we launched a hunt for the accused and also registered a case under Section 307 (attempt to murder) and other sections,” Sahu said.
Further investigation of the case is going on.