# Unnao: Father, son held for shaving, parading OBC man over theft suspicion 2026-08-13T11:31:38+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Police in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, arrested a father-son duo on August 9 for publicly humiliating Sonu (30), an OBC man, by shaving his head and parading him through Wahad Gram Pathakpur village. The incident stemmed from suspicion that Sonu had stolen two mobile phones from the accused Raju's house on July 30. According to Siasat.com, Raju and his son Raj, from an upper-caste community, dragged Sonu back from Lucknow on August 1, shaved him with a hired barber, and paraded him with his hands and legs tied. A video of the humiliation went viral, leading to the arrests under sections including voluntarily causing hurt, defamation, and criminal intimidation. Police sub-inspector Pradeep Kumar Singh said the accused later admitted they found one phone in an old general store. The barber who shaved Sonu is absconding, and a separate probe into the phone theft continues. ## Coverage - siasat.com Tags: arrest, caste humiliation, OBC, Unnao, UP police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/unnao-father-son-held-for-shaving-parading-obc-man-over-theft-suspicion/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/unnao-father-son-held-for-shaving-parading-obc-man-over-theft-suspicion/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.