Jokhiram, an elderly man in Mahendragarh, Haryana was mercilessly beaten and tied to a cot by wife and son Balbir for several days. Village authorities were tipped off about the assault which resulted in Haryana police coming to the rescue of the man. When the cops reached the house of Jokhiram, they found the old man tied to the cot. He was starving & thirsty and also injured.
Jokhiram was taken to the nearby government hospital as apart from injuries, his health was in a worrisome state. The police report says that he was beaten by his son, wife and brother for around 6 days and kept without food and water. The assaulted man alleges a property dispute to be the reason behind his torture.
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