Two youths tied to tree, beaten up with belts in Haryana's Yamunagar; 1 arrested after video goes viral

Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh, June 24

In a shocking incident two youths were tied to a tree and mercilessly beaten up on suspicion of stealing in Yamunagar on Tuesday. The police have arrested one of the accused, after a video of the two victims being assaulted went viral.

The police are trying to identify, from the video, other people involved in the assault. In the three-minute long clip, the two youths, tied to a tree, are seen beaten up with belts and abused by a group of people with many bystanders looking on.

As per case details, Ramesh Kumar along with his friend, Ladi, residents of camp area, after consuming liquor were picking up a tarpaulin from near a truck parked at Hanuman temple camp, when a group of truck drivers caught them and started hurling abuses.

The two were then tied to a tree and were beaten up with belts by a few among the group, the victims alleged.

However, investigating officer in the case, Satnam Singh, had a different version to offer. He said that some truck drivers and the youths entered into an altercation after the former accused the two of stealing the tarpaulin. The trucker drivers alleged that it was they who were roughed up by the two youths, who later fled from the spot.

The two victims were then picked up from their homes by the truck drivers and tied to a tree before beating them up, claimed Singh.

 One of the attackers identified as Harpreet alias Happy has been arrested. Hunt is on for other accused.