Man forced to lick spit, wear shoe garland over 'harassment' complaint in UP
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Siddharthnagar, December 9
A 75-year-old man was forced to wear a garland of shoes and lick his own spit at a village here, police said on Friday.
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According to police, the incident took place on Thursday and came to light through a video that showed up on social media.
The victim was Mohabbat Ali, a resident of Tighara village, whose face was also blackened with ink, police said.
According to police sources, the incident took place after a man filed a complaint against Ali of touching his daughter inappropriately.
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Police have arrested four people allegedly involved in Ali’s humiliation.
The accused have been identified as Zafar, Aman Pandey, Akhilesh Sahni and Ghanshyam Tiwari, Golhaura SHO Ajaynath Kannaujia said.
A case had been registered against them under charges of wrongful restraint, causing hurt, house-breaking, intentional insult and criminal intimidation, Kannaujia said.
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