9 held for urinating on tribal youth

Nine people, including three juveniles, assaulted and urinated into the mouth of a 26-year-old tribal youth in Ongole town of Andhra Pradesh. The accused were allegedly drunk, called the victim to an isolated place, attacked him with sticks and stones and forced the youth to keep his mouth open as they urinated into his mouth. One of the juveniles recorded the incident and circulated it among his friends. Although the act took place on June 19, it came to light after the video went viral on social media, sparking an outrage and prompting cops to book the accused under the SC and the ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. A special team has been formed to nab them. The arrested accused were produced before a court that remanded them in judicial custody. Prakasam DSP said the 9 accused and the tribal youth were childhood friends and were involved in property related crimes.