An alarming video is doing rounds of social media showing two young students in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, being thrashed with a belt while a cloth is stuffed in their mouths.
The footage, shared by a user named @SachinGuptaUP on X (formerly known as Twitter), shows the PG hostel manager beating up two students over a dispute related to rent. The incident led to one of the students leaving the room.
See the video below:
आगरा, यूपी में क्रूरता की हदें पार। छात्र शिवम और उसके दोस्त को मुंह में कपड़ा ठूंसकर बेल्ट से बर्बरता से पीटा गया। PG हॉस्टल मैनेजर ने किराए के विवाद में पिटाई की। जिसके बाद छात्र कमरा छोड़कर चला गया। Video कुछ दिन पुराना है, जो अब वायरल हुआ है। @madanjournalistpic.twitter.com/PJrWfvcO5u
— Sachin Gupta (@SachinGuptaUP) October 15, 2024
The video, claimed to be a month old, has now gone viral.
The video caption, originally in Hindi and translated to English, states: "In Agra, UP, cruelty crossed all limits. Student Shivam and his friend were brutally beaten with a belt after stuffing a cloth in their mouths. The PG hostel manager beat them up in a rent dispute. After which the student left the room. The video is a few days old, which has now gone viral."
The student in the video is named as Shivam, a resident of Etah who had come to Agra for studies.
Reports suggest that there was a dispute over the rent amount in the PG hostel, and out of fear, the student went home without filing a complaint.
उक्त प्रकरण पुराना है, सम्बन्धित पीजी को नोटिस दिया गया है एवं थाना न्यूआगरा पुलिस द्वारा आवश्यक विधिक कार्यवाही की जा रही है।
— POLICE COMMISSIONERATE AGRA (@agrapolice) October 15, 2024
Following the circulation of the video, the Police Commissioner of Agra tweeted, 'This case is old. A notice has been issued to the concerned PG, and necessary legal action is being taken by the New Agra Police Station.'
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Netizens are expressing anger and urging the Agra police to take action.
Furious over the video, one user comments, "Send this wicked man to jail immediately."
Another user comments, "Brutality has spread in the society. Wherever you look, everyone is hell-bent on taking revenge. It seems as if no one is going to listen to anyone.