New Delhi, March 20 -- At least four people have been arrested after a video surfaced on social media showing a woman tied to a tree, slapped, and severely assaulted for allegedly stealing a fish, prompting a response from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

The incident reportedly happened on March 18. The purported videos show a woman slapping the victim as the crowd, gathered around, watched on. The woman was then tied to a tree and assaulted again with no one intervening to help the woman.

Note: Mint has refrained from using the video due to its disturbing content.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed shock over the incident and termed it "inhumane".

CM Siddaramaiah said in a post on X, "Whatever the reason, tying a woman's ha...