Uttar Pradesh: A man was allegedly thrashed by a group of people for trespassing into a neighbour's house in a village. According to police, six persons were booked on Friday. A purported video of the incident went viral on social media after which the police action was initiated.
The incident took place in the Patti area here on August 13 when Ravi Soni (23) who had come to visit his maternal grandmother's house in Ramapur village allegedly trespassed into the house of Akhtar, Additional Superintendent of Police Vidyasagar Mishra said.
A few villagers caught Soni and thrashed him after tying him to a tree, Mishra said.
The police learnt about the incident's video on Thursday and ordered a preliminary investigation into the matter, the ASP said. "Based on our investigation, we have lodged an FIR against six persons," the ASP said, adding that further inquiry is underway.
