​​​​​JABALPUR: A video of a youth being thrashed, tonsured and paraded after being garlanded with shoes went viral in Jabalpur. Police said the victim had allegedly gifted a phone to a minor girl. The family of the girl assaulted the youth, said police.

CSP Bargi Ravi Chauhan said, “Rajkumar Jharia, a resident of Bufwani village had befriended a minor girl. Rajkumar gifted her a mobile phone. When the family members of the girl came to know about this, they summoned the youth and his cousin to their house on May 22 and beat them up.”

“The victims were forced to touch the feet of the accused. They were stripped to their undergarments, garlanded with shoes and paraded all around and then tonsured,” said Chauhan. The accused managed to record the incident and shared it on social media.

The victims approached the police on Saturday night and filed a case at Chargawan police station.

“Four accused have been arrested and booked under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code,” he added.