A video of several students of Thakurgaon Polytechnic Institute beating up another student has gone viral on social media, triggering widespread criticism.
The five and half minute video showed the victim – Shamim – being beaten up in a classroom of the institute by other students – including several who were later identified as Mehedi, Liton and Durjoy.
The video was originally uploaded to Youtube and was later shared widely across Facebook and other social networking sites.
The video showed Shamim begging to be spared from the assault, as his attackers slapped and kicked and used sticks to hit him repeatedly. It could not be known why Shamim was assaulted.
Superintendent of police in Thakurgaon, Farhad Ahmed, told the Dhaka Tribune that law enforcers will take action against the perpetrators.
