Cuttack: A minor boy and a youth were brutally tortured and forced to drink urine in Odisha by a group of miscreants who mistook them for their rivals. The duo were tied to an electric pole, thrashed with iron rods, and burned with cigarette butts. “We went to the fair. Mistaking us, they tied us to an electric pole and thrashed us,” he said.
The father of one of the victims expressed anguish over the incident, saying the assault stemmed from a confrontation between two villages. He sought strict punishment for the accused. “There was some dispute between the two villages. Later, they took the youths and thrashed them, even forced them to drink urine. We want the culprits to be punished,” he said. The situation escalated rapidly, and they were then brutally assaulted.
The duo were rescued after their family members were alerted to the assault. They were then taken to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. Local police have taken note of the incident and assured swift action. “Those responsible will not be spared,” a police official asserted, emphasising zero tolerance to such acts of violence. Several individuals have been detained for questioning as part of the investigation. A preliminary probe has indicated that a group of miscreants from Kotakosanga were behind the assault.
