Footage shows India vigilantes beating alleged sexual offender
Local Indian vigilantes have tied a man accused of sexual molestation to a tree and beaten him, a video shows
The incident took place in the Malda district of India’s West Bengal state following a local search for the accused, RT reported on Tuesday.
Residents launched the neighborhood search after the alleged victim sounded the alarm.
The footage shows a man bound to a tree being repeatedly beaten by angry locals and then being taken away by a police officer.
Such events are not uncommon in India's eastern region, where locals recently beat up a government physician who had referred a pregnant woman from one hospital to another. On the trip, the women went into labor and the baby died.
Rape victims in India often receive harsh threats and intimidation from the assailants after the attack, and police often discourage the victims from filing complaints.
But vigilantism has increased in India following a 2012 gang rape of woman that resulted in the victim’s death.
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