Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Mob Ties, Beats Two Men Over Alleged Abduction Attempt
Two men went to a village to meet a married woman.
The woman was related to them as their sister-in-law.
Villagers thought the men might be trying to take her away.
They caught the men and allegedly tied and beat them.
A video of one man tied to a tree spread online.
The men later left the village.
Police charged them under a law concerning abducting a woman.
Police are also looking into whether the villagers assaulted them.
Authorities said they may act against the assailants if a complaint is filed.
A mob allegedly tied and beat two men in Maholiya Veeran village, Shahjahanpur.
The men had visited a married woman they reportedly knew as their sister-in-law.
Villagers suspected the pair were attempting to abduct the woman and intervened.
A viral video shows one man tied to a tree, surrounded and questioned.
Police registered an abduction case and are investigating possible mob violence.
- Who
- Two men identified by police as Radhe and Sonu, a married woman, villagers, and Shahjahanpur police.
- What
- Two men were allegedly tied and beaten after villagers suspected an attempted abduction; police registered a case against the men and are examining the mob violence.
- When
- The incident occurred Friday afternoon; police discussed it on Saturday.
- Where
- Maholiya Veeran village, under Khutar police station in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Villagers believed the men were attempting to abduct the woman they had come to meet.
Abduction Allegation
Mob Violence Concerns
Why villagers intervened
Abduction Allegation
Villagers suspected the two men were attempting to abduct the woman after finding them speaking with her.
Mob Violence Concerns
The men were allegedly tied and beaten by a mob, and police said they are taking cognisance of the viral video.
Police action
Abduction Allegation
Police registered a case against Sonu and Radhe under Section 87 for allegedly abducting a woman.
Mob Violence Concerns
Police said they will take action against the alleged assaulters if the men file a complaint.
- Location
- Maholiya Veeran village, Khutar police station, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh
- People involved
- Radhe and Sonu, who police said were the woman’s brothers-in-law by relation
- Woman’s background
- The woman was 28 and had been married for eight years, according to the FIR
- Incident
- The men were allegedly tied up and beaten after villagers caught them talking with the woman
- Evidence
- A purported video shows one man tied to a tree and questioned by a mob
- Police case
- A case was registered against Sonu and Radhe under Section 87 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Mob violence inquiry
- Police said they may act against those who assaulted the men if a complaint is filed