Dalit Man Tied To Tree, Assaulted; Video From Visakhapatnam Goes Viral

A disturbing video of a man being assaulted while tied to a tree is being shared on social media with captions claiming it to be a case of caste atrocity where a Dalit man was beaten by a leader of the ruling party - Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party - in Andhra Pradesh

BOOM spoke to the local police and confirmed that, both, the accused and victim belonged to the Dalit community. While news reports claim that the accused is a follower of the Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy led YSRC - the police have refuted the claim.

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The viral video shows a shirtless man tied to a tree while another man dressed in a blue uniform can be seen assaulting him. The man can be heard speaking in Telugu.

A video is being shared on social media with Hindi captions which translate to 'The video is from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. A Dalit man has been tied to a tree and is being beaten with shoes. The accused is a leader of the ruling YSR party. Dalits are treated the same way all over India. I will say this again, can anyone other than Dalit be tied to a tree and assaulted with shoes?'.

(Hindi: वीडियो आंध्र प्रदेश के विशाखापट्टनम का है। दलित जाति के व्यक्ति को बांधकर जूतों से पीटा जा रहा है। पीटने वाला सत्ताधारी YSR पार्टी का नेता है। दलितों की स्थिति पूरे भारत में एक जैसे है। मैं फिर कह रहा हूं, क्या दलितों के अलावा किसी को बांधकर जूते मारे जा सकते हैं? )