Kanpur, 21 August 2022: A video of a politician being thrashed with slippers by some men and women in Kanpur late on Saturday has gone viral.

It is being said that BJP’s Bundelkhand region’s minister Mohit Sonkar is being beaten in the video. The beating was done by Mohit Sonkar’s wife, and others after he was allegedly caught red-handed with a BJP woman leader.

After getting information, the police reached the spot and took both parties to the police station. From where Mohit and the so-called girlfriend’s husband were sent to Ursala for the medical test.

Sonkar, who lives in Khatikana of Babupurwa region, is the regional minister of BJP Bundelkhand region. It is said that on Saturday night, he was sitting in a car near a park located in Anandpuri of Juhi area along with a BJP leader from Kidwainagar. Then Mohit’s wife Akanksha alias Madam Moni reached the park along with her brothers Raja Sonkar, Shishu, Prashant, Rinku and the girlfriend’s husband.

She dragged them out of the car and thrashed both of them. During this, someone made a video and made it viral on social media. In a viral video on Saturday night, regional minister Mohit is seen beating his wife and his brother with slippers. He is accompanied by the husband of the so-called girlfriend, with whom Mohit also had a scuffle.

Juhi Inspector said that the complaint of assault has been received from the husband of Mohit Sonkar’s female friend. BJP Mahila Morcha’s South District President, Anita Tripathi said that “the woman caught with Mohit is not in any position in the BJP. He was considered for the post but was not given the post because of running an NGO”.