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Viral Video Shows Dalit Teen Assaulted In UP, Forced To Lick Feet; Seven Arrested

Rae Bareli: The video of the victim being assaulted and forced to lick their feet has gone viral on social media.

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Seven people have been arrested over a caste based violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli on Tuesday.

The police has arrested seven people for assaulting and forcing a minor boy from Dalit community to lick feet, NDTV reported. 

The video of the incident in which some boys can be seen assaulting and forcing a boy to lick their feet, while being on motorcycles had gone viral on social media.

The report also states that the victim had filed a complaint with the police, following which the arrests have been made.

As per the report, the incident had occurred on April 10. It states that the boy is a 10th class student and lives with his widowed mother.