Shahjahanpur, Aug 26 (PTI) A person has been arrested allegedly for beating up a Dalit boy on suspicion of theft, police said on Friday.

Circle officer (Jalalabad) Massa Singh on Friday said that Shivam, a 14-year-old Dalit boy of Varakalan village under Kalan police station was beaten up by Mukesh, a resident of the same village on the suspicion of theft.

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After this, Shivam was tied to an electricity pole and was again beaten up using sticks.

This incident was video graphed by a villager, who uploaded the video on social media.

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The CO said that the video went viral on Thursday on Twitter, after which police took cognisance of the incident.

Subsequently, a case was registered against Mukesh on Friday, and he was sent to jail.

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