In a video that has sprung up on social media, a youth is seen being beaten up mercilessly with his feet tied with rope from the ceiling and hands from behind in a village in Bihar’s Begusarai district.
The incident is said to have happened on April 21 at Makhvaa village under the Bhagwanpur police station following a land dispute between two neighbours belonging to the same Extremely Backward Caste community.
Chandan Kumar is seen being beaten up by a group of young men in vest and jeans at verandah of a house. A woman and a child are also seen in the video.
“The incident has happened in an old land-related dispute between two neighbours of the village. A complaint has been lodged but no one has been arrested yet”, the Bhagwanpur Station House Officer told The Hindu over the phone.
Chandan Kumar had the dispute with the family of Pradeep Sahani who, reportedly, is known for his muscle power in the village.
“We were sitting in our house last Wednesday when Pradeep Sahani and his men came and started beating us. They later took away Chandan Kumar with them and thrashed him after tying his feet and hands with rope”, Ramprit Kumar, brother of Chandan Kumar, told local media persons. Both the injured brothers were admitted to the sadar (town) hospital in Begusarai.
“The accused persons are absconding but we’ll arrest them soon”, the Bhagwanpur police station officer in charge said.
