Youth thrashed, forced to lick spit, 2 detained in Gorakhpur

GORAKHPUR: A youth was thrashed ruthlessly and forced him to lick his spit by a group of men in Badhalganj area of Gorakhpur. The incident came to light when a video of the incident was posted on social media and went viral on Wednsday.
Police took cognizance of the video and started probe, following which the victim gave a written complaint against two named and four unidentified assailants at Badhalganj police station.
Gorakhpur SP South, Vipul Srivastav said, “We took cognizance of a viral video in which some people are seen beating a youth of Khutbhar village in Badhalganj area. The case will be investigated and stern action will be taken against the culprits.”
“They stopped our bike, started abusing and then thrashed me badly and made me lick my spit. Later, they called me and threatened not to report to police but on Wednesday they themselves posted the video of the assault on social media,” the victim said.
“The two named accused, Narad, son of Rajendra Sahni, a resident of Bahsua village, and Nagendra, son of Nawal Sahni, a resident of Dadri village, have been detained. A case will be registered under appropriate sections after their interrogation. ,” said SO Badhalganj police station, Rana Devendra Pratap Singh.