Live stream of brutal attack: UP cops sleep till clip goes viral

LUCKNOW: A 20-year-old youth was abducted at gunpoint , assaulted and made to grovel by his rivals who also telecast their act live on social media on October 7.


Police initially refused to register a case but lodged an FIR after five days when the video of the assault went viral on social media.

On Sunday, three of the five accused were arrested and two cops were suspended for inaction.

Circle officer, Bazarkhala, Anil Kumar Yadav said about a month ago Rahul Ranjan Singh of Bazarkhala assaulted Israel of Rajajipuram and his aide following a dispute.

Israel approached cops to lodge a complaint but sub-inspector Jaichand Babu Sharma allegedly did not register his case. Rahul, in the meantime, went to Ballia and returned on October 2.

Five days later, Israel’s associates Rahim and Shagun took Rahul at gunpoint in front of a temple in Mawaiyya at around 11pm and took him to an overbridge where Israel and his friends Pradyuman and Sanad were waiting for them in a car.

They forced Rahul to sit in the car and took him to the basement of Israel’s house where they assaulted him for three hours.

They forced Rahul to grovel and touch their feet before allowing him to go.

Pradyuman also filmed the act and streamed it live on Facebook. Later, the video was also circulated on WhatsApp.

Rahul approached Talkatora police but beat incharge sub-inspector Manvendra Singh refused to register his complaint. He then approached inspector Phoolchand who intervened and got his FIR lodged on October 12 against Israel, Rahim, Shagun, Pradyuman and Sanad for rioting, assault, abduction and criminal intimidation.

Israel, Pradyuman and Shagun were arrested Sunday. Senior superintendent of police Kalanidhi Naithani suspended Jaichand Babu Sharma and Manvendra Singh for inaction.