Assam Youth Brutally Thrashed in Saudi Arabia, Video Goes Viral

Doboka, January 27, 2020:

Minhaj Uddin, a youth from Doboka in Hojai district of Assam, who had gone to Saudi Arabia in search of employment, was brutally thrashed, allegedly by his employers.

The youth, after returning to Assam, showed off some of the scars that the beatings had left on his body. A video in which the youth shows off his scars has gone viral, and netizens have been left appalled by the inhumane treatment of the Assam lad by his employers.

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The Noor Nagar youth had reportedly left for Saudi Arabia five months ago searching for employment. However, he ran into employers who would soon leave terrible scars on his body.

According to media reports, locals were able to rescue the youth from his terrible fate, but he is still said to be suffering because of the punishments that he has been inflicted.

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Many locals and organizations are now demanding that the people behind the inhumane torture must be punished for their mistreatment of the Assam boy.

A local, talking to to the media, said that this "Taliban-like" thrashing of the youth is truly deplorable and this shocking incident needs to be looked into by the concerned authorities,

Note: The video cannot be uploaded online due to its shocking and sensitive nature.

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