Begusarai, October 29: In a horrifying incident, seven people were arrested after a video of them allegedly torturing and forcing four college students into unnatural sex went viral. The incident took place in Begusarai district of Bihar and the accused were arrested by the police on Sunday. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday and the survivors were identified as the inmates of Kushwaha hostel situated in Pokhariya region.

The four students were kidnapped by the accused and were allegedly taken behind the prison complex and forced into unnatural sexual acts. The alleged assault took place over the entire day and the accused also shot at the toes of students and made them drink alcohol. Bihar: Man Thrashed, Hung Upside Down For Stealing Mobile Phone in Darbhanga's Hingoli village.

The Police told PTI that the students were subjected to cruelty because one of the survivors refused to buy water from a factory owned by one of the accused. The accused also threatened to make the video viral if the students filed a police complaint.

The video went viral on Saturday and the accused were arrested following an FIR by the survivors. The students were admitted to the hospital with multiple injuries and are said to be stable. Police have arrested Golu Kumar, owner of water treatment plant and six more accused were arrested on Saturday night. Police also carried out raids to arrest more accomplices in the case.

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