A six-year-old girl was allegedly kept tied to the stairs and beaten as punishment for plucking guavas from an ex-serviceman's garden in Himachal Pradesh's Una district, officials said on Monday. Later, some youths recorded the girl tied up in his house, police said. The video surfaced on Sunday, triggering massive public outrage. When a Child Helpline team arrived, the ex-serviceman immediately apologised for his actions. The accused ex-serviceman is heard seeking an apology in another video that surfaced on Monday.

Source: The Telegraph April 06, 2026 11:55 UTC