Hyderabad, May 28 -- A 19-year-old tribal youth, Siju V., was allegedly assaulted, stripped, and tied to an electric pole by two truck drivers in Attappadi, Palakkad district, on May 24, following an incident where he reportedly disrupted traffic.

The accused have been identified as Vishnu Das, 31 and Reji Mathew,21, both residents of Sholayur in Attappadi, who work as milk collection agents for a local dairy. The incident took place in the Chittur tribal settlement, within the Agali police station jurisdiction.

The conflict reportedly began when Siju slipped while walking along the road, falling in front of the mini-truck driven by the two men.

According to a Maktoob Media report, Siju stated, "I accidentally slipped as the mini-truck...