Concerned about the increasing incidents of theft, the villagers decided to take matters into their own hands to protect their community. They increased vigilance during the night and also started questioning suspicious people entering the village.
In a shocking incident, the villagers tied a man to the tree and thrashed him brutally over the suspicion of theft in Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred in the village of Khinjhana Mallawan, located in the Baddupur police station area of Barabanki, where a growing number of thefts have left the residents in fear. A video of the villagers brutally beating the man has surfaced on the internet and the video is going viral on social media.
Concerned about the increasing incidents of theft, the villagers decided to take matters into their own hands to protect their community. They increased vigilance during the night and also started questioning suspicious people entering the village.
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बड्डूपुर थाना क्षेत्र के मल्लावा में रात को चोरी करने आए व्यक्ति को गांव वालों ने पकड़ा, पेड़ से बाध कर चोर को दी तालिबानी सजा, ग्रामीणों के अनुसार गोवर्धन के घर मे चोरी करने आए थे आधा दर्जन चोर। pic.twitter.com/N0TRcToLlm— Barabanki District (@districtbbk) September 8, 2024
The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday (September 7) night, when a group of men entered the village with the intention of stealing. However, the alert villagers were quick to act. They managed to catch one of the persons and, in their frustration and anger, tied his hands and feet with ropes before severely beating him.