Five Arrested After Video Shows 70-Year-Old in MP Forced to Drink Urine

Overview

• Police in Madhya Pradesh said they have arrested five suspects after a video of the assault circulated online, with a senior officer confirming a case has been registered and more arrests are planned.
• The attack followed the victim’s son eloping on March 5 with a woman from neighboring Vidisha district, which relatives of the woman blamed on the family.
• On March 7, about a dozen men stormed the Raisen home, beat the 70-year-old and his wife, abducted him, drove him roughly 150 km to Biaora in Rajgarh, and forced him to drink urine as they filmed it.
• Relatives said local police did not act at first and the accused threatened them, so the victim went to Bhopal and filed a complaint with the state police chief using the video as evidence.
• Raisen and Rajgarh police are coordinating across districts to identify the rest of the group, with officials naming several accused and noting the case began as a family dispute that escalated into vigilante violence.