In a shocking incident from Uttar Pradesh, a group of youth abused, manhandled, and thrashed a man for allegedly kissing his wife in public while bathing on the bank of River Saryu in Ayodhya. The video of the attack on the man was recorded by people on mobile cameras and the clip have gone viral on social media platforms since Wednesday evening.

In the viral video, the man could be seen dragged out of the waters of River Saryu by some angry youths who later abused him, slapped him on his face, and showered blows on him.

“This vulgarity will not be tolerated in Ayodhya,” a youth could be heard saying in the video. Though the wife tried to stop the crowd from beating his husband, she was overpowered soon after the man was taken out of the water to the bank.

Reports quoting Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Ayodhya, Shailesh Pandey, said that the video is a week old and that they have not received any complaint in connection with the incident.

However, police are trying to identify the couple and if any FIR is lodged into the matter, appropriate legal action will be taken against the attackers, added the SSP