<p class="title">Six people have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a 53-year-old man on suspicion that he was a child lifter, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The man was attacked by a group when he, along with his friend, was returning home on August 19 after collecting some donations for Bakrid.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While he was about to start his new two-wheeler, children who were playing there gathered and he offered them sweets.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Suddenly, a group caught hold of him alleging that he was a child lifter, tied him to a pole and started thrashing him even as he pleaded with them that he was innocent.</p>.<p class="bodytext">His friend managed to escape.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police, who rushed to the spot, rescued him and later arrested six persons allegedly involved in the attack.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The man has been admitted him to government Wenlock hospital and his condition is stated to be stable, police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A video of the attack has gone viral on the social media.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In his complaint to police, the man said there were at least 40 people in the mob that attacked him. </p>
<p class="title">Six people have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a 53-year-old man on suspicion that he was a child lifter, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The man was attacked by a group when he, along with his friend, was returning home on August 19 after collecting some donations for Bakrid.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While he was about to start his new two-wheeler, children who were playing there gathered and he offered them sweets.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Suddenly, a group caught hold of him alleging that he was a child lifter, tied him to a pole and started thrashing him even as he pleaded with them that he was innocent.</p>.<p class="bodytext">His friend managed to escape.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police, who rushed to the spot, rescued him and later arrested six persons allegedly involved in the attack.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The man has been admitted him to government Wenlock hospital and his condition is stated to be stable, police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A video of the attack has gone viral on the social media.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In his complaint to police, the man said there were at least 40 people in the mob that attacked him. </p>