Man Brutally Beaten in Uttar Pradesh After Mistaken Identity at Wedding
A wedding guest in Deoria was tied to an electric pole and assaulted by locals who mistook him for a thief, with the incident caught on video and shared widely online.
- The incident occurred in Tarkulwa village, Deoria district, when a wedding guest, under the influence of alcohol, became separated from the procession and knocked on a house door late at night.
- Locals, recalling a theft in the area the previous day, assumed the man was a thief and tied him to an electric pole before beating him with kicks, punches, and sticks.
- Bystanders recorded the assault and uploaded the video to social media, where it quickly went viral, prompting widespread attention to the incident.
- Police intervened, rescuing the severely injured man and providing medical treatment before releasing him to his family the next morning.
- This is not the first instance of mob violence in Deoria; similar cases of mistaken identity and brutal assaults have been reported in the past, raising concerns about local justice practices.
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