Overview

• On June 30, college student Kushal was lured near Soladevanahalli, stripped and beaten with sticks and rods after sending obscene texts to his former girlfriend.
• During the attack, assailants invoked the June 2024 Renukaswamy case and threatened to kill him in the same manner while recording the assault.
• Police swiftly registered an FIR accusing the suspects of kidnapping and robbery under Indian penal law following the video’s circulation online.
• All eight individuals identified as direct participants have been apprehended with investigators continuing to search for any additional accomplices.
• The incident highlights a rising pattern of copycat vigilantism driven by personal disputes and amplified by viral social media footage.