A young man is killed in India after threats for denouncing sexual harassment

The 18-year-old victim died on his way to hospital after being beaten to death by a group of people in the Sagar district of central India. Madhya Pradesh.

The young man had an argument with one of the defendants in the case lynchwho pressured the family to withdraw a complaint against four people his sister filed in 2019 over a sexual harassment case.

Authorities have made arrests so far nine people allegedly involved in the incident, including the main defendant, Chhindwara Police Deputy Superintendent Sanjeev Uike reported, according to local media India Today.

According to the sister of the victimshe and her mother left home last Thursday afternoon when they found her brother Nitin being beaten by a mob near a bus station. buses.

Source: El heraldo

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