Dalit man battered with belt in Unnao on suspicion of pig theft

Kanpur: In a shocking incident from Unnao, a man belonging to the Dalit community, was beaten up with a belt on suspicion of stealing a pig.
A video of the incident, which reportedly took place on February 26, went viral on social media on March 5. With the arrest of three persons, an inquiry has been initiated in the case.
The incident is eight days old when the victim, identified as Vishal of Pakka Talab Krishna Nagar locality, was abducted allegedly by seven men in the Daroga Bagh locality under Kotwali police station.
SP Unnao Vikrant Vir has ordered a probe in the case after Vishal approached him.
According to the complaint filed with the Kotwali police, on February 26, Vishal had left his Pakka Talab Krishna Nagar home on a bike to distribute 'terahnvi' invitation cards of his maternal uncle to his relatives and friends, when seven persons abducted him and physically assaulted him over suspicion of stealing a pig.
One among them also made a video of their act.
In the video, one person is seen beating Vishal with a belt while another is seen holding one of his legs.
Later, Vishal was handed over to policemen at Kanshiram police outpost. The cops allegedly booked him for disrupting peace of the area. He, however, procured bail the same day from the police station itself.
On March 5, a video related to his beating, went viral on social media following which Vishal approached the police and filed a complaint in this regard against the those who had thrashed him on February 26.
On basis of the complaint, police arrested three persons and launched an investigation to arrest the remaining four.
"All the seven accused have been booked under various sections of IPC and SC/ST Act. Three accused--identified as Raj, Gautam and Arvind--have already been arrested. Searches are underway to arrest the remaining four", said SP Vikrant Vir.