Hailakandi: Five persons have been arrested for allegedly torturing a minor in Assam’s Hailakandi district, police said on Tuesday.
A video showing a minor being assaulted by a group of people for allegedly committing a theft had gone viral on social media following which the police arrested five people from Jhalnacherra village, Hailakandi, Superintendent of Police, Nabaneet Mahanta told reporters.
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The police registered the case and arrested five people, including the person who recorded the incident on his mobile phone, the SP said.
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