Suspected cow vigilantes allegedly thrashed three persons in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni, accusing them of carrying beef, following which five accused have been arrested, police said Saturday, 25 May.

The group of five gau rakshaks also allegedly forced one of the victims to beat up a woman accompanying them with chappals, a police officer said.

A viral video shows the accused holding the victims to a tree one by one and thrashing them, while the people looked on. The victims said that they were forced to shout 'Jai Shree Ram' slogans.

The incident took place on 22 May on Mandla Raod under Dunda Seoni police station limits.