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The Madhya Pradesh government has swung into action after a viral video showed three men allegedly tying up a youth with a leash and forcing him to bark like a dog. The video soon went viral on social media and people tagged Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan demanding strict action. The police then swung into action and arrested three youths identified as Sameer, Sajid and Faizan Lal, claimed multiple reports. The officers also broke the houses of the accused, showed several videos shared on social media.
The MP government also invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against the three accused. The victim, identified as Vijay Ramchandani, alleged in his complaint that three youths were forcing him to convert.
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Dr. Narottam Mishra said on the brutal beating of the youth in Bhopal, “The National Security Act has also been invoked against the accused in the case.” pic.twitter.com/Sby3XWyPB8– ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) June 19, 2023
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urged strict action against the three people involved in the incident and directed to demolish their houses. Under the National Security Act (NSA), he can be held for up to 12 months, and potentially longer if new evidence emerges.
#Watch , The residence of Sameer Khan, accused of brutally beating and torturing a youth in Bhopal, was demolished by the local administration in the presence of the police #Madhya Pradesh pic.twitter.com/bj4urY0WVm
– ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) June 19, 2023
In a 48-second video, a man can be seen being held on a leash, forced to pose like a dog, and forced to apologise. Vijay Ramchandani, who filed the First Information Report (FIR), also accused Muslim youths of pressurizing them to eat beef. According to Ramchandani, he recognized Faizan, Sahil and Sameer, who allegedly blocked his way, assaulted him and searched his pockets. Ramchandani further claimed that while Sameer was standing at a distance, urging his friends to kill him, three more persons named Bilal, Mufid and Sahil Bachha arrived in a car and allegedly started assaulting him. According to the FIR, they threatened her at knifepoint, took her to another place on a motorcycle, and took away the keys of her scooter, as well as her two phones.
The victim reported that two of the assailants tied a belt around her neck, kicked her and verbally abused her mother and sister. He demanded money at knife point and out of fear the victim handed over Rs 700-800 and his two phones. Vijay alleges that the accused also called his brother and mother while threatening them. He further said that the accused used to continuously harass him and extort money.
