India, July 17 -- A man was kidnapped and dragged in a car near a busy bus stand in Uttar Pradesh's Etah on Thursday as passersby watched in silence. The disturbing scene was caught on CCTV camera, and the video went viral on social media.

The victim, identified as Abhishek Gupta, was ambushed, dragged, and shoved into a Baleno car by a group of men.

The chilling footage shows Gupta standing by the roadside, calmly using his phone as a black Baleno car approaches and gets parked a few metres away.

Within seconds, a man walks up behind him, throws a belt around his neck like a noose, and begins dragging him toward the parked vehicle as onlookers watch the act unfolding on a busy road.

The initial attacker is soon joined by two other me...