Viral Video From Kanpur Shows Brutal Beating of Student Over Money Dispute, Arrested

A shocking video is circulating on social media where a youth can be seen being beaten mercilessly by a group. The shocking incident was recorded by one of the accused himself.

The youth was being beaten after an altercation regarding money.

The video became viral on social media and netizens reacted with shock and horror to the alleged incident. The video has been taken into account by the police, who have launched a manhunt to nab the culprits.

Kanpur Student Brutally Beaten Over Money Dispute: Watch Viral Video

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#UttarPradesh: Students preparing for #NEET in #Kanpur brutally beat up their classmate. He was hung by tying a rope around his private part. They tried to burn his hair with fire spray.

Actually, the victim student lost 20K in an online game. pic.twitter.com/TO1MhtAt0y

— Siraj Noorani (@sirajnoorani) May 7, 2024

The cries of the victim are clearly heard and he is asking for mercy, but the people who are beating him did not stop. They were repeatedly asking the victim where the money was.

One of the perpetrators of the crime was also making a video of the scene. After a bout of severe beating, the group brought a lighted gas cylinder and tried to burn the victim with its flames.

Earlier, Kanpur Range SP Mr. Shikhar said that Kakadeo Police Station has launched an investigation.

In the latest development, Deputy Commissioner of Police RS Gautam informed the accused have been booked under IPC Sections 147, 34, 343, 323, 500, 506, and 307.

They have also been charged under the provisions of the Pocso Act and Section 67(b) of the IT Act.

According to media sources, the youth was a student who hailed from the Etawah district in Uttar Pradesh and had come to Kanpur to pursue his education. It is reported that he was beaten by his senior students after the accused failed to pay Rs 2 lakhs, which was demanded by the seniors. The student was also taking coaching from the Kakadev Coaching hub to prepare for the NEET examination. As per a report in a media house, the student was given Rs 20,000 by his seniors to play an online betting game.

The IT report stated that at the coaching center, the teenager came in contact with some seniors who gave him Rs 20,000. The victim lost the money and subsequently, the seniors were pressuring him to pay Rs 2 lakhs.

The report also named the perpetrators of the criminal act as Shiva Tripathi, Tanay Chaurasia, Hargovind Tiwari, Abhishek Kumar Verma, Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, and Yogesh Vishwakarma.

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