5Photo© indiatoday.in3 Arrested For Beating Indian Student, Forcing Him Into Labour For Months
Missouri: A 20-year-old Indian student, who was held captive for months without access to a bathroom, viciously beaten, and forced to conduct menial labor by his cousin and two other men, which the authorities described as “absolutely inhumane and unconscionable.” The victim, whose name was not disclosed, spent months trapped in three homes in the US state of Missouri.
Giving details of the ordeal of the victim, St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph McCulloch said the victim managed to escape from captivity yesterday — and ran from the home “yelling, screaming for help.” Police were dispatched to investigate the home after a concerned citizen became aware of his situation and called 911.
On Wednesday, police descended upon a home on a rural highway in St Charles County. They later arrested Venkatesh R Sattaru, Sravan Varma Penumetcha and Nikhil Verma Penmatsa, and on Thursday charged them with offences including human trafficking, kidnapping and assault.