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New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a mob in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district on Thursday thrashed three sadhus on suspicion of being child-lifters, police said.
In a video going viral on social media, people can be seen thrashing the sadhus and when a policeman intervenes to save them, he is also assaulted by the unruly mob.
“Sadhus were acting suspicious and speaking with children. We’ve been unable to verify their credentials. But what citizens did was wrong, no one should take law in their hands,” said SP Abhishek Pallav.
Police said the sadhus have been badly injured in the incident.
It is learnt that an FIR has been registered in the case and the police is identifying the accused. After being identified, strict action will be taken against the culprits.
With inputs from agencies
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