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The video shows Sushila striking the young pair as they attempt to leave on a motorcycle, whilst trying to grasp the girl’s hair.
Screengrab of the viral video.
In a shocking incident, a 21-year-old man and his 19-year-old girlfriend were physically assaulted in public by the former’s parents in Kanpur.
The incident, which was captured on video and has since spread across social media, took place at Ram Gopal intersection in the Gujaini locality on Friday.
According to local authorities, the man identified as Rohit was having chowmein with his girlfriend at a street-side eatery when his parents, Shiv Karan and Sushila, discovered them.
#Kanpur The mother caught the son and son’s girlfriend, beaten the middle road .. The mother’s mother beat the son’s girlfriend fiercely, the son was also beaten up, the son was also beaten, the incident of Ram Gopal intersection of Gujani police station area.#kanpur #news #sirfsuch pic.twitter.com/Rh9vopObhz
— ठाkur Ankit Singh (@liveankitknp) May 2, 2025
Rohit’s parents, who disapproved of his relationship, then started thrashing him and his girlfriend.
The video shows Sushila striking the young pair as they attempt to leave on a motorcycle, whilst trying to grasp the girl’s hair. Onlookers are seen attempting to assist the couple, while Rohit’s father is seen slapping him with a slipper.
The Gujaini police station’s officer-in-charge, Vinay Tiwari, confirmed that they are conducting an ongoing investigation into the matter. “In this case, the police separated both parties after counselling them, and further necessary legal action is being taken,” the police said in a statement.
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