UP, 10/7: Three more arrests have been made in connection with a Dalit man allegedly being beaten up by another man and then forced to lick his slippers in this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Monday.
A video purportedly of the incident went viral on social media, they said, adding that the accused, a contractual employee of the electricity department, has been “terminated from the service”.
Circle Officer (Ghorawal) Amit Kumar said three more people have been held, taking the total number of arrests made in connection with the incident to four.
All the arrests were made on Sunday evening, police said.
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