Members of a community jointly lodged a complaint at Hathipol Police Station today against an alleged kidnapping and assault of a 19-year-old boy. The incident took place on 19 Feb.

According to Nandram Badhu, C.I. Hathipol Police Station, the victim Bherulal Oadh, a contract base painter and a resident of Mullatalai, alleged that Bilal, resident of the same area, first abducted him and then thrashed him at an isolated place.