aftermath video:

1. https://pomf2.lain.la/f/u6e7mzj4.mp4

August 19, 2023

A 5-year-old boy died in Mathura's Govardhan after he was brutally thrashed and tossed to the ground by a man dressed as a seer. CCTV footage purportedly showing the accused grabbing the child's leg and hurling him to the floor on a pilgrimage route surfaced on Sunday and is being widely circulated on social media.

The child, whose father runs a small store, was playing outside his house near Radhakund Community Centre when the man suddenly went after him.

The boy died on the spot after being smashed twice onto the ground. Local residents immediately caught the man and assaulted him. Police later took him away.

Police said the incident took place on Saturday evening and the man has been identified as Omprakash, 52, a resident of Bhind district in Madhya Pradesh. The motive for the attack is not known yet, police added. The post-mortem report is awaited.

SP (rural), Trigun Bisen, said on Sunday, "An FIR was registered under IPC section 302 (murder) following a complaint by the victim's father. Local intelligence unit will verify statements of those who witnessed the crime. The accused was beaten up by local residents and is undergoing medical treatment and action will be taken soon."

Locals claimed that Omprakash was perhaps performing 'Saptkosi Yatra' in which a pilgrim visits different religious places in Mathura and Vrindavan, usually on foot.

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