JAMMU, Jan 19: A man was detained after a video purportedly showing him mercilessly assaulting his children, one five years old and the other just three, was circulated widely on social media, police said.
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Sudesh Kumar, a resident of Naagni Chulna village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, was picked up on Sunday evening. The two children were rescued and handed over to relatives, a police spokesperson said.
Many on social media called for stern action against him following the video, he said. Police took serious note of the incident and promptly deployed a team from the Panchari police station to investigate the matter, the spokesperson said.
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