THIS shocking video shows the moment villagers beat a priest with sticks after he was accused of being a sex pest.

The brutal attack in the town of Vrindavan, in Mathura District, in Uttar Pradesh, India, showed the man being held by the hair by other men while women attack him.

4 The priest- accused of being a sex pest - is dragged before the mob Credit: Central European News

Two of the attackers were apparently female devotees from Maharashtra who claim that priest Baba Basudev Shastri sexually exploited them.

Instead of urging restraint, people standing around can be seen encouraging the women to beat the man more with some men joining in too.

It is just the latest incident involving an alleged sex attack by one of the countries religious men also known as Godmen, where they allegedly use their position of authority to take advantage of women.

But authorities have warned this does not justify victims taking the law into their own hands.

4 He's then seen being beaten with sticks by furious members of the mob Credit: Central European News

4 At one point, his trousers are pulled off Credit: Central European News

4 While being held by the hair, women whip him in the legs with sticks Credit: Central European News

The video clearly shows the Vrindavan priest getting beaten publicly and in some of the footage he still has his clothes on, whereas in others he only has his shirt on.

Police have confirmed that after breaking up the attack they arrested the priest and the women attackers and that medical tests were being carried out on all three, both to treat the man's injuries and to test the women for signs of assault.

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The incident follows on from the case of Baba Ram Rahim who was recently convicted of raping his disciples.

And earlier in December Adhyatmik Vishwa Vidyalaya in New Delhi which belongs to baba Virendra Dev Dixit was searched after accusations of trafficking.

At least 40 girls were rescued from the clutches of the baba who is currently on the run.

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