Viral Video: Mob thrashing is becoming one of the major concerns for the authorities in India. Social media has seen far too many cases where people were beaten up brutally by the public for all kinds of crimes. However, this case from Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur crossed all the limits as the victim of public thrashing here hardly committed any crime. Yes, an incident from UP came forward, where some villagers thrashed a man after allegedly mistaking him for a thief. A video of some men beating up the victim was shared on social media, which went viral and left people angry. The exact date of the matter could not be confirmed.

As the clip went viral, the UP Police also responded to the matter and informed that a case has been registered at the Sarsawa Police Station, whereas an action is being taken against the responsible. Most people chastised the crowd and pointed out that the confusion could have been cleared out if the villagers had interrogated the man, while the rest criticised the practice of mob thrashing for minor cases altogether.

The video was shared on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), by the handle ‘abhishek03tyagi’. The post was captioned, “Saharanpur. Villagers beat up the youth thinking he was a thief. The video of the beating went viral on social media. Villagers of Nawada village beat up a youth. Villagers guarding the fields caught and beat him. Incident of Sarsawa police station area of Saharanpur.”

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“In connection with the matter, a case has been registered at Sarsawa police station and further legal action is being taken,” read the response by the Saharanpur Police.

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Taking to the comment section, people shared their take. “Wrong deeds have wrong consequences. But here, the deed was simply of being mistaken as a thief. Sad. Hope the youth is okay,” a user said. “Why did people not question him/ they could have at least interrogated him before beating him up,” added a second person.

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