A man was beaten to death on a public road by four men in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram. The incident happened on Sunday when the victim, 23-year-old Shabeer, was going on a motorcycle with his friend riding pillion. He was suddenly stopped by four people who began thrashing the duo mercilessly with sticks.

WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE ATTACK UPLOADED ON FACEBOOK

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A man was beaten to death on a public road by four men in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram The incident happened on Sunday when the victim, 23-year-old Shabeer , was going on a motorcycle with his friend riding pillion. He was suddenly stopped by four people who began thrashing the duo mercilessly with sticks.Shabeer left his motorcycle and started running but was chased by three of the men who pushed him down on the road and kept beating him with sticks. The young man tried to resist but was overpowered; soon Shabeer was left lifeless, but his attackers continued the thrashing. Soon, his friend too was brought to the melee and the focus shifted to him.The video of the entire act was shot on camera and uploaded on Facebook; by Monday evening, more than 1,73,000 people had watched it. The video has also been shared more than 12,000 times.According to reports, Shabeer was witness to a crime committed by the four men last year. The accused brutally thrashed him as revenge.Shabeer and his friend were taken to the hospital by locals after the accused left. Shabeer succumbed to his injuries while his friend is in the hospital with severe injuries.The police say they have identified the suspects based on the video footage. The four men are currently in hiding, but will soon be caught, the police said.