A man was allegedly tied up and assaulted by his in-laws in Bhathat, Gorakhpur, after arriving intoxicated and sparking a dispute.
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00:00The man seen in the video is Rajesh Sharma who reportedly went to his
00:08in-laws home in the Bhathat area of Gorakhpur UP heavily intoxicated.
00:12According to the police his behavior started a fight and that's when things
00:16took a violent turn. The video of the assault has now gone viral. It shows
00:20Rajesh restrained with ropes and being beaten while people stood by and
00:23recorded the entire incident on their phones. Soon after Rajesh went to the
00:27police and filed an FIR at Bhathat police station. In his complaint he named his
00:31father-in-law, brother-in-law and two other relatives. He accused them of assault,
00:35wrongful confinement and public humiliation. The police have registered the FIR and
00:39confirmed that an investigation is underway. All four individuals named in the
00:43complaint are now under the scanner and officials say action will be taken based
00:46on what the investigation reveals.