Hyderabad, April 13 -- A 21-year-old Dalit young man was allegedly stripped, tied to a tree and brutally assaulted by members of the Other Backward Class (OBC) in Chhattisgarh's Sakti district.

The assault took place on April 9. Local reports state that the Dalit man, Rahul Anchal, a resident of Devagaon, was assaulted for speaking to a 16-year-old from the Chandras community (OBC). He was caught by her family, who dragged him, beat him with slippers, electric wires, and plastic pipes. A police action was initiated only after the videos went viral on social media platforms.

Rahul was kept in captivity throughout the night by the upper caste men, constantly slapped even as he desperately sought drinking water.

Following the attack, the ...