NEET aspirant stripped naked, brick tied to his genitals and hair burned by seniors, video shared online

KANPUR: A minor student was brutally beaten by seniors for not giving them money here in Uttar Pradesh. The said gang brutally beat a boy, burned his hair, stripped him naked and tied a brick to his genitals. As soon as the footage came out, the police arrested six people who were part of the gang. The arrestees themselves released the video through social media. The police are trying to arrest those who have helped them. The incident took place on April 20.

Both the victim and the accused were NEET aspirants studying in the Kakadeo area of the city and lived in a hostel near the centre. As per the police, the beaten boy had taken Rs 20,000 from the two arrested persons to play online games and he was beaten as it was not returned. But the boy says that he had promised to pay it back after getting a job. While getting tortured, the boy can be seen pleading his case, asking his seniors to spare him.

The accused let the boy go after he became worn out due to the beating. They also threatened to post the footage on social media if he did not pay them within two days. The accused released the video after not getting the money. The accused Tanay Chaurasiya, Abhishek Verma, Yogesh Vishwakarma, Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, Har Govind Tiwari, and Shiva Tripathi were arrested. Police informed that the accused have confessed to the crime and the rest will be arrested soon.