Overview
- Police registered a case under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and relevant BNS sections for kidnapping, assault and inhuman treatment.
- The complainant says he was taken from Gwalior to Bhind, beaten with a plastic pipe, tied with a chain and forced to drink urine twice.
- Officials identified the suspects as Sonu Barua, Alok Sharma (also reported as Alok Pathak) and Chhotu Ojha, with police stating all three are in custody.
- District authorities ordered hospital tests to substantiate the allegation of forced consumption of urine, and investigators continue to examine evidence.
- Police indicated the attack may have followed the victim’s decision to stop working as a driver for the main accused.