A harrowing story of caste based violence has come to light from Telangana’s Vikarabad district where a 26-year-old Dalit man was mercilessly beaten up by a mob of Shiva devotees. According to reports, the vicious attack ensued right in front of the police.

The incident reportedly transpired in Devanoor village.

As per the reports, the Dalit man was beaten up by the mob of men for allegedly wearing Shiva Mala after which the devotees were left enraged and beat up the man. Reports suggest the devotees who turned to such violent measures allegedly belonged to Vishwa Hindu Parishad.

In the viral video, a huge mob of hindu devotees can be seen charging and attacking a Dalit man. The video also shows another man being brutally beaten up by a second group of mobs as the situation escalated.

The video also shows the relentless and brave police officers trying to stop the mob and also trying to take the dalit man away from the mob of men.

Watch video here:

It was reported that the 26-year-old victim was rushed to the hospital and is reportedly undergoing treatment for his injuries.

Police have also registered a case against the attacking mob and are probing further, suggests reports.

Twitter reactions

After the video went viral many users came forward to add their take on the incident as one user wrote and condemned the actions by the Shiva devotees. The user also termed the actions by the Shiva devotees to be thuggery. The user also highlighted that the mob neglected the police who were there and continued to attack the Dalit man.

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The user also wrote and said that such mobocracy should be dealt with sternly.

One user also wrote and said that the mob assaulting the man claiming to be Shiva devotees are a disgrace to all those who have faith in Shiva, implying that the people who believe in lord Shiva would never do such things.

One user also lauded the brave and relentless police officials who can be seen trying to save and protect the two men in the video. The user also wrote and said that it is rare to see Indian police in Modi’s rule to protect the victims from such hooliganism.

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