At least three were arrested for allegedly thrashing three and holding them hostage in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut by an gang of pro-hindutva group on suspicion of being child lifters in disguise. The three sadhus – Gaurav Kumar, Gopinath and Sunil Kumar – are all from Haryana's Nath sector.
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One of the attackers recorded the gruesome incident and shared it on social media platforms. According to the police, Puneet, Mikki and Himanshu, who beat up three sadhus of Nath sect in Meerut district, have been arrested. Investigation is on to nab others after through the viral video.
Three Arrested in the Incident
According to local reports, the sadhus were beaten with sticks on the pretext of being a child kidnapping gang. They were asked to recite the Hanuman Chalisa and other mantras failing to which they were thrashed by some goons.