A security guard was hung from a tree and brutally beaten by a group of men at Sipat in Chhattisgarh. The man named Mahavir was beaten up on suspicion of attempting theft.
A video is viral on social media where the man was beaten up by 4 man and thrashed him with sticks while the man was crying and bagging mercy. Another video footage shows Mahavir being hung from a tree. He screams and calls for help, but the accused continue thrashing him.
The Chhattisgarh police have arrested 4 people in connection with thrashing the man.
One of the accused, Manish, had told the police that Mahavir had entered his house earlier this week to steal, but was caught red-handed by his family.
Vikas Kumar, Station House Officer (SHO), Sipat said, “We then called both parties to the police station and Mahavir was let off with a warning after Manish said he wanted to settle the matter”.
The SHO said that a woman from the village came to the police station on Thursday and informed us that a group of men was thrashing Mahavir at a nearby plot.
“We immediately reached the spot and rescued Mahavir,” he said.