A disturbing incident has come to light from Bihar's Muzaffarpur. A video showing the brutal beating of a student at MSKB School grounds in the Nagar Police Station area has gone viral on social media. In the viral video, three to four boys are seen mercilessly beating another boy with belts and sticks, along with punches. They are also forcing him to do squats while holding his ears.
After the video went viral, the victim's family members filed a First Information Report (FIR) at the Nagar Police Station. The family alleges that the boy was first forced to lick spit on the ground before being beaten. The video of the assault was then circulated online. Based on the video evidence, police have registered a case against three named suspects and five unidentified boys from the Banaras Bank Chowk area of the city.
The police have named eight boys as accused based on the family's statement and have begun their investigation. In the complaint filed with the police, the victim's mother Farzana stated that her son had gone near MSKB College for some household work on December 16. While returning home, all the accused attackers dragged him and beat him up. The mother alleged that during this incident, her son was forced to do squats and was then compelled to lick spit off the ground.
The victim's mother also told police that she had given her son two thousand rupees to buy household items, which was stolen during the assault. According to police, the victim had not initially informed his family about the incident at home, saying he was scared when questioned.
Regarding the case, Nagar Police Station in-charge Sharat Kumar said that the case has been registered. The arrests of the accused will be made based on video footage, and an investigation into the matter is ongoing.