A man was brutally assaulted by seven of his friends in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut on November 13. The incident took place near KL International School in the Jagriti Vihar area when the victim went to give Diwali sweets to his aunt. The accused recorded a video of the incident and circulated it on the internet. 

A senior police official said that the victim, a son of a lineman of Energy Corporation, had gone out of the house to distribute sweets when he was picked up by the accused. They attacked him with sticks and rods and threw him on the ground. 

The official added that the accused also urinated upon him and sent the video of the incident to the victim's relatives to show their dominance. 

The victim’s father lodged a complaint of assault on November 16. The police initially registered a case under mild sections but later increased the severity of the charges after the video of the incident surfaced online. 

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Police said Avi Sharma, resident of Jail Chungi Police Station Medical; Ashish Malik, resident of Ajanta Colony Medical; Rajan, resident of Jagriti Vihar; Mohit Thakur, resident of Somdutt City and three unknown youths assaulted the youth. They have arrested one accused so far and are investigating the matter to apprehend others.