In the disturbing video, the Nigerian national is seen screaming and begging for mercy as his attackers keep hitting him with sticks as he is tied to a post.
Voices in the background can be heard egging on the mob and saying: "Get red chilly. Beat him harder"
"Forgive me!" he cries out, his hands folded, but it doesn't move his attackers, who keep slapping him and demanding to know whether he has any hidden money.
According to NDTV, after the brutal assault, he was taken to the police in that state, with injuries to his head, face, limbs and back. He was treated in a hospital and later produced before a judge who sent him to jail. However, no action was taken against attackers till today.
People in the neighbourhood allegedly told the police that he was hurt when he fell down the stairs while trying to escape. However, the video exposes the collective lie.
DCP south, Ishwar Singh said, "He didn't say in the medical examination that public thrashed him, didn't tell anyone about how he got injured".
He further added, "We got to know about this today after the video clip. No one has right to beat him even if there were allegations. A case has been registered"
"Even if the Nigerian national was stealing, beating him is not justified; we identified one man from the video and arrested him, looking for others," added DCP South.
The DCP has also ruled out any possibility of racial attack, talking to media persons he clarified that the Nigerian national was beaten up on suspicion of theft.
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