Limbs broken, was blinded by chemicals: Kanpur man sold for Rs 70K

The incident took place six months ago, when the victim, identified as Suresh Manjhi, was roaming in search of a job and was kidnapped under the Jhakarkati bridge by his acquaintance, Vijay.

Kanpur: In a shocking incident from Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, a 30-year-old man was taken hostage and forced to beg after he was blinded and his limbs were broken.

The incident took place six months ago, when the victim, identified as Suresh Manjhi, was roaming in search of a job and was kidnapped under the Jhakarkati bridge by his acquaintance, Vijay.

Vijay thrashed Manjhi and broke his hand and feet. He also shot at him and blinded him by putting chemicals in his eyes. Then the accused sold Manjhi to Raj, the leader of a beggar gang in Delhi, for Rs 70,000. There, Manjhi's health deteriorated due to torture, so the gang leader sent him back to Kanpur two months ago.