Three people were arrested today after a video surfaced purportedly showing a group of men thrashing a teenage couple in Latur district, objecting to them "cavorting" in public.

The Murud police in Latur district registered a case against the assailants after a mobile phone video clip of the incident surfaced. The incident happened in November but the clip went viral only recently. "I have instructed the Latur Superintendent of Police to take immediate action.