India, Aug. 16 -- A man was tied up to a pole and beaten up by his in-laws in Odhisha while waiting for a hearing over a domestic dispute

The incident in Odisha's Gajapati district. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media. According to media reports, the man was left tied to the pole the whole night.

The man, identified as Jalanta Baliarsingh, was accused of domestic violence against his wife, Subhadra Malbisoye. A village panchayat had decreed that his wife go to her parents' house for some time upon learning about the assault.

Over a year later, the couple was still living separately, and their case was pending a hearing in family court.

The man happened to go to his in-laws' village to buy groceries on Thursday, wher...