Three people were arrested after a young man and his father were forced to strip naked and paraded through the streets of Kolkata's Behala area over the man's relationship with a woman, triggering public outrage in the locality.
The alleged incident took place on Sunday in the Basundhara Park area within Sarsuna police station limits. The three arrested were the woman's father and maternal uncle, police said on Monday.
"The woman's family allegedly caught them together and subsequently confined the young man inside a house. The young man was allegedly assaulted by the woman's father and maternal uncle," an officer said. Preliminary probe revealed that the man's father was then summoned to the spot.
"After that, the woman's family allegedly handed the man's father a firearm and threatened him with a choice: either to kill his son or walk naked through the streets," he said. The duo were subsequently stripped and allegedly paraded naked in public.
"We found that a friend of the young man was also reportedly assaulted and subjected to similar humiliation," he said.
A video purportedly showing the incident has gone viral on social media. PTI, however, could not independently verify the authenticity of the video.
"The video sparked tension in the locality, as angry residents allegedly attempted to vandalise the woman's house. A police team rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control," the officer added.
Some members of the woman's family fled before the police arrived, while her maternal uncle was caught by locals and handed over to the police, the officer said.