Jun 20, 2025 05:10 PM IST The man who works for a non-public electrical energy firm, was allegedly acquainted with a girl from the village. A person was allegedly assaulted and had his head forcibly shaved by a bunch of villagers within the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh, prompting the police to lodge an FIR towards 11 people and launch a probe into the matter, officers mentioned on Friday. The matter got here to gentle on Thursday when villagers noticed the video of the incident. (Representational Image) The video of the act, mentioned to have taken place on Wednesday, was circulated on social media. According to City Kotwali in-charge Vivek Trivedi, the incident happened in a village beneath the Kotwali Nagar police station limits. The youth, who hails from Emilian Mishra village within the Kotwali Dehat space and works for a non-public electrical energy firm, was allegedly acquainted with a girl from the village. “Her husband died four years ago, and she lives with her three children. The woman would often ask the youth to help with household chores,” Trivedi mentioned. On Wednesday, when the younger man arrived at her request to gather some gadgets from her parental house, he was surrounded by over a dozen individuals who brutally assaulted him and forcibly shaved his head, the officer mentioned. Also learn: Kanpur Metro worker drowns whereas bathing in Saryu River in UP’s Ballia The matter got here to gentle on Thursday when villagers noticed the video of the incident. Following a written grievance by the youth’s household, the police registered an FIR towards 11 suspects, together with the important thing accused Mukhtar and Ibrar. Gonda SP Vineet Jaiswal assured that the case is being taken significantly and that police groups have been tasked with arresting the accused.








