HAJO: A heart-wrenching and shocking incident has been reported from Hajo in Assam.

A man at Hajo in Assam has been accused of beating and torturing his 80-year-old father.

Moreover, the elderly man is being kept in a cowshed by his son.

Interestingly, the accused man โ€“ identified as Suresh Das โ€“ is a personnel of the Assam police.

Das allegedly beats and tortures his bed-ridden father.

After coming to know about the atrocities, locals at Bamundi village in Hajo in Assam took matters to their own hand and rescued the elderly man.

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Villagers have alleged that Assam police personnel Suresh Das, along with his wife Juri, had been keeping his 80-year-old father in a cowshed for years.

The elderly man, after being rescued by the locals, was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

According to reports, the 80-year-old man had several injury marks on his body.

The locals have demanded that the accused son โ€“ Suresh Das โ€“ who is a personnel of the Assam police be arrested immediately.