Uttar Pradesh, Nov. 19 -- A Dalit vegetable vendor in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur was brutally thrashed and verbally assaulted by an upper caste rival on Sunday, November 16, who asked the Dalit man to call him 'father', prompting public outrage.

The video quickly went viral on social media, prompting the UP police to take action against the main accused.

The incident took place in Paina Buzurg village under the Sidhouli police station limits, where a local bully attacked the vegetable vendor, Achal Kumar, using sticks and lathis.

Kumar was a resident of the neighbouring village, Paina Khurd, and allegedly had an ongoing feud with some of the upper caste men. When he accidentally entered Paina Buzurg on Sunday, the attackers, led by C...