UP man tied with chains & beaten, 1 arrested

Video on social media showed a man being held hostage

UP man tied with chains & beaten, 1 arrested

Hapur, June 24 (HS): A man was allegedly bound with chains and thrashed in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district over a monetary disagreement. After a video of the event went viral on social media, authorities detained one of the suspects. Mukesh Mishra, a senior police officer, stated that a video on social media showed a man being held hostage, chained and abused. After taking notice of the situation, the police opened an investigation and detained the suspects. Further investigations are being conducted into the situation.

Hindusthan Samachar/Abhishek Awasthi