Owner of a transport company and their associates threw an open challenge to the law enforcing agencies when they tied their manager with an iron pole and brutally assaulted him till he succumbed.
The sensational incident took place in Shahjahanpur just on apprehension that the victim had stolen a parcel bag.
The 32-year-old victim, identified as Shivam Johri, was allegedly beaten to death on the orders of his boss. Shivam worked as a manager for a transport businessman named Bankim Suri, and a video of the assault went viral, leading to seven people being named in a murder case.
The viral video showed Shivam tied to a pole and writhing in pain as a man repeatedly hit him with a rod. It is reported that Shivam was accused of theft, and the assault was carried out as a punishment.
According to the police, Shivam's body was abandoned at the medical college hospital on Tuesday night, and his family members were informed that he had died of electrocution. However, when a police officer examined the body, he noticed injuries inconsistent with the claim of electrocution, and the investigation began.
Shivam had been working with transport businessman Bankim Suri for the past seven years. Recently, a package from a prominent business, Kanhiya Hosiery, had gone missing, and several employees of the transporters were allegedly assaulted on suspicion of theft.
Meanwhile, Shivam's father Adhir Johri has filed a complaint against seven people, including the owner of Kanhaiya Hosiery Neeraj Gupta and Bankim Suri, owner of Suri Transport Company, at Thana Sadar Bazar. The father alleged that the duo had accused Shivam of stealing clothes.
"They allegedly forced him to confess the theft on paper, however, when he refused, he was beaten to death,” Shivam's father said.
The police have seized a car from the premises of Kanhiya Hosiery, which is suspected to be linked to the crime. The post-mortem report is expected to provide more information about the crime, as the investigation continues.