RAE BARELI: Seven people were arrested for attacking a minor Dalit boy and forcing him to lick the feet of one of the accused. They were arrested as the video of them assaulting a Class X boy went viral on social media.

The incident took place on April 10. In the video, the boy can be seen sitting on the ground with his hands on his ears as a sign of punishment. The accused are seen sitting on bikes and one of them asks the victim to spell the name ‘Thakur’, an upper caste. “Will you make such a mistake again?”, another accused asks the victim. Following which the boy was compelled to lick their feet. Some of the accused belong to upper castes.

Local media have reported that the boy’s mother had worked in one of the accused’s fields. They were outraged when the boy asked for his mothers’ wage. Following which, he was assaulted.

The police have arrested the accused on the complaint lodged by the boy. The arrested have been identified as Abhishek, Vikas Pasi, Mahendra Kumar, Hritik Singh, Aman Singh and Yash Pratap. A Minor boy, the main accused in the case, has been sent to a juvenile home.