No more is humanity dying a slow death. Horrendous acts are committed at a mercurial pace, which will leave you gasping for air. Adding to the list of goriest of deeds is a recently surfaced video that shows a man brutally thrashing his minor son. The horrifying incident took place in Bengaluru will leave you shaken as a father, identified as 32-year-old Mahendra mercilessly assaulted his 10-year-old son for ‘lying and not doing his homework’! What is even more shocking is that this two-month-old video was recorded by boy’s mother, Shilpa at her husband’s behest.

A video taking the social media by storm is of a man residing in Global Village who is seen kicking, punching his young son. The clip which opens with Mahendra hitting his child with a phone charger. The mother is heard saying in the background that he had lied once again. The man is heard asking, “Will you lie? Will you lie?” to which the boy cries and answers “I will not do it. I will not do it again.”

The boy is repeatedly pleading to never lie again but it falls on deaf ears. The horror show continues as the enraged man lifting him up into the mid-air and slamming onto on the bed. It is here when the woman is again head saying that it is enough but Mahendra does not stop. After slapping him multiple times, he can be seen kicking the kid after he falls on the floor. He kicks the boy’s stomach and chest with full force.

Hearing the wails of the child will leave make your blood curdle. We would have remained unaware of this disturbing tale had not a local mobile repair shopkeeper reported about the incident to police. Shilpa had taken her phone to repair a few days ago. She had instructed the person to store photos and videos in a separate folder before operating on it.

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According to The News Minute report, a police official at Kengeri Police Station said, “The man has seen this video and he informed us today. We have brought in the parents for questioning. The boy is fine now and has not sustained any injuries.” The police also threw light on the whole incident and said, “Mahendra thrashed his son for skipping tuition and not completing his homework on time. The boy is said to have lied about these things. He told his wife Shilpa to record the video and show it to the boy the next time he lies.” Mahendra who works as an employee at an IT consulting firm has been arrested by the Kengeri Police and the Child Protection Committee is also informed about the scenario.

The entire episode leaves us disturbed and raises a serious question about the whole parenting style. One can understand a parent’s anger at their child for lying and the need to adopt strict measures to teach the boy a correct lesson. But the barbaric manner in which this man in question is beating appears like an attempted murder. Slamming onto the bed, lifting in the air, punching, kicking, slapping is the physical extremities along with the mental torture is nothing but a monstrous act.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jan 27, 2018 06:55 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).