चोरी के शक में ‘तालिबानी सजा’! लुधियाना में युवक को खंभे से बांधकर पीटा, बाल काटे – ludhiana youth tied to pole beaten hair cut over theft suspicion pvzs
A shocking case of taking law into one’s own hands and allegedly giving ‘Taliban punishment’ has come to light in Ludhiana, Punjab. In Jodhewal area of the city, some youth took a young man hostage on suspicion of theft and treated him inhumanely. After the video of the incident went viral on social media, the police swung into action and started investigating the matter. Police have registered a case against unknown accused.
According to the case, some youth suspected a young man of theft and caught him. It is alleged that they tied the youth with a rope and beat him. Not only this, to publicly humiliate him, the hair in the middle of his head was cut and the eyebrow of his right eye was also cut. The video of this entire incident is now becoming increasingly viral on social media.
viral video A very scary scene is visible. In the video, some people first catch the young man and tie him to a pole outside a bank with the help of a rope. After this he is beaten brutally. People present nearby are also seen watching all this, while the young man is seen trying to save himself.
The youth not only beat the young man but also embarrassed him publicly. A paper was pasted on his chest on which Hindi and Punjab‘I am a thief’ was written in Hindi language. It is alleged that the young man was pressurized to confess to the theft through beatings and threats. An attempt to force a confession by threatening him is also seen in the video.
Information about the incident reached the police through a secret information. Sub-Inspector Balkar Singh of Jodhewal Police was patrolling the area with his team on June 10. Meanwhile, an informer told him that a video from Kailash Nagar Road area is going viral on social media, in which some youth are holding a person hostage and torturing him.
After receiving the information, the police started investigating the video. Initial investigation found the video serious, after which the police started legal action without any delay. Officials say that no person can be allowed to take the law into their own hands and strict action will be taken against the culprits.
The police have registered a case against unknown accused under several sections of the Indian Justice Code (BNS). The sections recorded include 115(2), 127(2), 127(8), 352, 351(2) and 190. These sections mainly relate to crimes like assault, hostage-taking, threatening, insulting and taking law into one’s own hands.
At present, the police is busy identifying the accused on the basis of the viral video. CCTV cameras installed nearby and other technical evidence are also being investigated. Police say that all the people seen in the video will be identified and action will be taken against them as per rules. At the same time, this incident has once again raised serious questions on the tendency of the mob to take law into its own hands.
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