The police took action against the suspects after a footage of the incident was uploaded on social media.
On the complaint of victim Muhammad Zargham, a resident of Mohalla Shamsabad, police booked Zakir, Tahir, Sheharyar and Chand under sections 365, 355, 337 1 (2), 292-C and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
The victim told police that he was publicly humiliated by the suspects over alleged theft of a pigeon two days back.
He said the suspects kidnapped him and took him to a deserted place near the railway station where they subjected him to torture, tore his shirt and blackened his face with ink. Later, the suspects hired a motorcycle rickshaw and forcibly took him on a round of the streets in Shamsabad locality.
Fahid Hussain, an eyewitness, told the police that he tried to rescue the victim but he was threatened with dire consequences by the suspects.
The victim said he was subjected to humiliation in the public for around two hours by the suspects who also filmed the whole episode and uploaded the clip on social media.
Pakpattan District Police Officer Mariya Mahmood took notice of the incident and said no one would be allowed to humiliate others.
Police claimed they were conducting raids at different places to arrest the suspects.
