Seven people, including three women, have been booked for allegedly assaulting a man, partially shaving his head and beard, tying him to a tree and forcing him to drink urine, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place on Thursday at a village under the Akrabad police station area, around 40 km from Aligarh, but came to light on Friday after a video purportedly showing the assault was circulated on social media. The victim subsequently lodged a complaint at the police station.
According to police, the victim, an unmarried man, was allegedly in a relationship with a married woman from the family of his sister’s in-laws.
When the relationship came to light, a group of people confronted him and allegedly assaulted him.
Police said the man was allegedly tied to a tree after half his head and beard were shaved and was forced to drink urine.
A police statement on Saturday said seven people, described as the victim’s sister’s in-laws, and some unidentified people were allegedly involved in the assault. They are absconding and efforts are under way to trace them, it said.
A case has been registered for assault and inhuman treatment, while further investigation and attempts to identify the others are under way.
