Lucknow, Aug. 13 -- A father-son duo was apprehended in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, for publicly humiliating an Other Backward Class (OBC) man, shaving his head and parading him through the village over suspicion of stealing two mobile phones.

The incident occurred in Wahad Gram Pathakpur village on August 1 and came to light only recently after a video went viral, leading to the arrests on August 9.

The video shows Sonu surrounded by villagers as a barber shaves his head and mustache, his hands and legs bound with a rope.

According to the police, 50-year-old Raju and his 27-year-old son, Raj, are from an upper-caste community and harassed Sonu (30), who belongs to the OBC community.

The local police registered an FIR at around 8:30 pm on A...