Karnataka: Fisherman beaten up, hung upside down for allegedly stealing mobile phone in Mangaluru, video goes viral

Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 23 (ANI): Police in Mangaluru has filed a case after a video went viral showing a fisherman hung upside down and beaten by his fellow fishermen on a fishing boat for allegedly stealing a mobile phone.
The victim fisherman was identified as Vaila Sheenu and the incident took place in Dakke, south police station limits.
“FIR has registered under multiple sections of IPC after a few fishermen, in a video, were seen thrashing another fisherman on a fishing boat for allegedly stealing a mobile phone,” said Mangaluru Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar.
An investigation is underway. (ANI)