Four youths in Bazarkhala area of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh allegedly burnt the Indian national flag and raised anti-national slogans to make a TikTok video go viral.
The media reports had stated that the Dalit men were beaten, tortured by villagers for stealing from the house of a 'Brahmin man'. The police have denied any caste angle in the case and have stated that the accused were from both upper and lower castes.