Karnataka Police have arrested seven individuals for kidnapping and torturing three second-hand car dealers by subjecting them to electric shocks on their private parts in Kalaburgi.
The video of the incident, which has gone viral, shows the kidnappers beating some men while they were naked and giving electric shocks to their private parts.
“Videos depicting males being beaten by other males in a state of nudity are circulating in Kalaburgi city. In this regard, an FIR was registered on May 5 and 7 accused have already been arrested,” the police stated.
The arrested accused have been identified as Imran Patel, Mohammad Matheen alias Steel Matheen, Mohammad Zia Ul Hussain, Mohammad Afzal Sheik, Hussain Sheik, Ramesh, and Sagar, who were a part of a larger gang.
The victims had lodged a complaint with the police on May 5, alleging that they were abducted and brutal torture on May 4.
In the police complaint, the victims alleged that they were abducted on May 4 under the pretext of inspecting a second-hand car presented by the accused.
They were held captive in an isolated location and demanded cut in the profit they made in the business. They also stripped them, assaulted them and gave electric shocks to their private parts.
Police have initiated a thorough investigation into the incident.