Dhar (MP): In what can be called as a shocking incident, villagers tied a man and two of his female relatives, including a minor, to a tree and thrashed mercilessly. The villagers claim that the step was taken after the man allegedly eloped with a married woman.

The alleged incident took place in Arjun colony area of Dhar district on Wednesday, said police on Thursday. The incident was even recorded on a video by a villager. The video showed that one of the women tied to the tree and being caned by another woman. Later, another person confronts the man who is tied to the tree and canes him and the other woman as well.