HYDERABAD: Petbasheerabad police booked six people for allegedly stripping and assaulting a 26-year-old SC man in Gundlapochampally on March 26, when he went to broker peace between a couple. They even made him “lick their feet”. A video of the accused beating up victim Tarun Kumar is viral on social media. All six are on the run.
In the video, Tarun, a private employee, can be seen thrown at the accused’s feet, stark naked, and being mercilessly beaten. Following a complaint by Tarun, police booked a case under sections 118 (1) (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons), 352 (criminal intimidation) r/w 3 (5) of BNS and SC & ST (POA) Act against six accused on April 13.
In his complaint, Tarun stated he had gone to meet the husband of his family friend’s sister. “Vineeta, a resident of Bowenpally, had filed for divorce from her husband, K Kiran Kumar Yadav. Later, she changed her mind and requested me to talk to her husband to not sign the divorce papers. I went to Gundlapochampally to talk to Kiran Kumar,” Tarun stated, adding that the move upset Kiran. “He called his friends and together they assaulted me with sticks. They stripped me and, while recording videos on their cellphones, continued the assault. They also abused me referring to my caste,” Tarun alleged.
Apart from Kiran Kumar Yadav, a Rapido rider from Gundlapochampally, Tarun also named Pavan, Laddu (from Bowenpally), Jayanth Yadav (from Suchitra), Sohel (from KPHB Colony), and Tarun Goud (from Amberpet) in his complaint.
“They have been sharing my nude video with friends to insult me. Please initiate appropriate legal action against the accused,” the complainant urged the police, adding that he could not report the crime immediately as he fell sick due to the assault.
In the medico-legal record of CC Shroff Memorial Hospital in Barkatpura, where the victim was treated, it is mentioned that Tarun had “abrasions all over his back, both shoulders, left leg, chest, and abdomen”. He also had a laceration on his abdomen, the report added.
Maheshwar Reddy, SI, Petbasheerabad, said, they were trying to locate the accused.
