Police arrested a Gram Panchayat member on charges of insulting and beating up a vendor in Hidkal village in Belagavi district on Friday.

Yallappa Sannakkinavar, member of Hidkal Gram Panchayat, called Aminsab Bapusab Sheikh, a trader, to his house in the morning. He accused him of lying to him over an issue. Yallappa and his associate dragged Aminsab to the street. They tied his hands and legs and threw him to the ground. Yallappa sat next to him and began beating him up with slippers.

Videos of the incident were shared on social media by villagers. In the video, it is seen that Aminsab asks him to spare him, but Yallappa does not listen. He goes on beating him with a slipper.