A FIR was registered against six students of Amity University in Lucknow for allegedly slapping and intimidating a second-year law student.
According to report by NDTV, the victim, Shikhar Mukesh Kesarwani, was allegedly slapped "50-60 times" by his classmates inside a vehicle at the varsity's parking lot last month. The video of the incident, which occurred on August 26, has gone viral on the social media.
As per the report, the victim has arrived with a friend in her vehicle to attend classes. The reason behind the assault could not be immediately ascertained and there was no statement from the university at the time of filing this report.
Five students - Ayush Yadav, Jahnvi Mishra, Milay Banerjee, Vivek Singh and Aryaman Shukla - have been named in the FIR that was registered on the basis of a complaint by Shikhar's father Mukesh Kesarwani, the report added.
The victim's father was quoted by the NDTV as saying that the incident has left his son, a student of BA LLB at the university in Malhaur, traumatised and he no longer attends the college.
Mukesh said his son was on his way to college when he was picked up by a friend, Soumya Singh Yadav, in her vehicle at Hanhemann Chauraha. He added that as they both reached the campus' parking lot, the accused student arrived at the spot and told Shikhar that they needed to talk to him about something. They entered Soumya's vehicle and for the next "45 minutes, threatened and verbally abused.
"On August 11, my son underwent a ligament surgery. He was walking with the help of a stick. Jahnvi Mishra and Ayush Yadav then slapped my son at least 50 to 60 times and also abused me and my parents. They also threatened to kill us," the victim’s father was quoted as saying.
"During all this time, Vivek Singh and Milay Banerjee recorded the assault and circulated the video on the campus. They also broke my son's phone. When I visited the college, they threatened me and told me to never come again. They threatened to assault me in a similar way," he added.
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