Ludhiana, March 13 -- The police took up an investigation after three Class 10 students allegedly held a Class 9 student captive in an abandoned house and thrashed him with slippers, officials said. They said the accused suspected the victim of abusing Class 10 students on social media platform Instagram using a fake account.

The victim, a resident of Guru Arjun Dev Nagar, denied any involvement.

Division number 7 station-house officer (SHO) sub-inspector Bhupinder Singh said they received a complaint from the victim's kin and started an investigation. He added that police are treading cautiously as the accused are minors as well.

They said a purported video of the incident surfaced on social media. HT could not independently verify th...