Overview

• The case was registered at Chinhat Police Station after a video showed a second-year BA LLB student being slapped inside a parked car on Amity University’s Lucknow campus.
• The FIR names Ayush Yadav, Jahnvi Mishra, Milay Banerjee, Vivek Singh and Aryaman Shukla, and alleges recording and circulation of the clip, phone damage and threats.
• The victim, identified as Shikhar Mukesh Kesarwani, had recently undergone ligament surgery, and his father says he is traumatised and has stopped attending classes.
• Reports differ on the number of blows, with the 101-second clip showing roughly 25–30 slaps while the complaint alleges 50–60 over a longer confrontation.
• Police say investigations are underway and no arrests have been announced, as university officials hold off on a statement pending verification of the video.