A video purportedly showing a woman brutally assaulting a young boy in a public market in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat has gone viral on social media.
The video was shared by X user Ashish Paswan, who claimed that the incident took place in a town under the Baraut Kotwali police station area. He tagged Baghpat Police, seeking clarification about the incident and urging authorities to establish the facts.
Viral footage shows alleged assault
"I have no idea what happened to this woman that she's beating this child right in the middle of the market. This incident is from a town in the Baraut Kotwali area," Paswan wrote.
The footage shows a woman bending over a boy seated near a black motorcycle in a crowded market. She can be seen pulling the boy's hair with both hands, holding his head down and repeatedly slapping him on the head and upper body.
Despite attempts by onlookers to intervene and stop the assault, the woman allegedly continues to hit the boy.
Tagging the district police, Paswan wrote, "@baghpatpolice Please be kind enough to inform us of the truth."
Baghpat police respond to viral video
According to Baghpat Police, the incident took place at Gandhi Chowpla on September 12. During the incident, the woman allegedly caught the boy and recovered her mobile phone, following which he was assaulted.
In a post on X, Baghpat Police said the Baraut police station had investigated the viral video and established the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The police also said they had received information suggesting that the boy was addicted to intoxicating substances. However, the identity of the woman seen in the video remains unknown, and the authorities said they had not yet obtained any information about her.
