3 weeks ago
Father-son duo arrested after man paraded over phone theft
Someone's two phones went missing, and the owners thought their neighbour took them.
Instead of calling the police, the owners went looking for the neighbour themselves.
They found him in a faraway city and brought him back to their village.
Then they shaved his head and made him walk around the village for everyone to see.
Someone filmed what happened, and the video spread quickly on the internet.
When police in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh saw the video, they started an investigation.
They arrested the father and son who did the shaving and parading.
Police are still looking for a third person who helped shave the man's head.
Only one of the two missing phones has been found so far.
The two arrested people are now in trouble with the law for hurting and intimidating their neighbour.
Police in Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, arrested Raju (50) and his son Raj (27) after a video of a man being publicly humiliated over alleged phone theft went viral.
The incident took place on August 1 in Pathakapur village, where 30-year-old Sonu was shaved and paraded around the village instead of being handed over to police.
Raju and Raj, who are from the upper caste, accused Sonu, an OBC neighbour, of stealing two mobile phones from their house on July 30.
Only one of the two missing phones has been recovered; police are searching for a third accused who shaved Sonu's head.
The father-son duo was booked on charges including assault, intentional insult, criminal intimidation, and kidnapping after the case was registered on Sunday.
- Who
- Raju (50) and his son Raj (27), arrested by police; the victim is Sonu (30), with police also seeking a third accused who shaved the victim's head.
- What
- The father-son duo allegedly shaved Sonu's head and paraded him through the village over the alleged theft of two mobile phones instead of reporting the matter to police.
- Where
- Pathakapur village in Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh; Sonu had been traced to Lucknow and brought back to the village.
- When
- The incident took place on August 1; the case was registered on Sunday after the video surfaced, and the arrests were made on Monday.
- Why
- Raju and Raj suspected Sonu of stealing two mobile phones from their house on July 30, as Sonu had visited shortly before the phones went missing.
Key facts
- Location
- Pathakapur village, Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh
- Arrested
- Raju (50) and Raj (27)
- Victim
- Sonu (30)
- Incident date
- August 1
- Missing phones
- 2 (1 recovered, 1 yet to be traced)
- Charges
- Assault, intentional insult, criminal intimidation, and kidnapping
- Station House Officer
- Pradeep Kumar Singh, Asivan police station
- Caste background
- Accused from upper caste; victim from Other Backward Class (OBC)
Quotes
Pradeep Kumar Singh
Station House Officer, Asivan police station
“Of the two mobile phones reported missing from Raju and Raj’s house, one was recovered, while the other is yet to be traced.”
indianexpress.com
Police officer involved in probe
Police officer, Unnao district investigation
“During verification, we identified the victim as Sonu, a resident of Pathakapur village. A preliminary inquiry found that the alleged disappearance of two mobile phones from the house of Raju on July 30 led to the incident.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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