MUMBAI: Four Dalit youths were hanged upside down from a tree and beaten with sticks on suspicion of stealing goats and pigeons.

The shocking incident took place in Haregaon village of Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. The police registered a case after its video went viral on social media. One person has been taken into custody in connection with the attack. Five others are absconding. The police concluded that one of the accused shot the video of the attack.

Twenty-year-old Dalit youths were beaten up by the accused from their homes on the 25th of this month. The injured have been admitted to the hospital. One of the youths who were beaten up filed a complaint with the police. The police have registered a case under sections 307 and 364 of the Indian Penal Code.