Bhubaneswar, May 11 -- A man from Odisha's Mayurbhanj district was tied to a tree and beaten by villagers on Sunday for allegedly misbehaving with two women, police said.

The man and his friend were accused of misbehaving with two women at a late-night gathering in Barahampur village under Udala police station limits.

Police said two men from Baripada area entered the village during a programme at the residence of an Adivasi family. Villagers alleged that the duo harassed two girls attending the event. While one of them managed to flee, villagers caught the other, tied him to a tree with ropes and thrashed him.

Police reached the scene, rescued the injured man, and admitted him to the hospital. The man later claimed he came to the vill...