Lucknow/IBNS: A first information report (FIR) has been filed against six students of Amity University in Lucknow for allegedly assaulting and threatening a second-year law student. The video of the incident has since gone viral on social media.

According to an NDTV report, Shikhar Mukesh Kesarwani,  the victim, was allegedly slapped “50-60 times” by his classmates inside a vehicle at the university’s parking lot on August 26.

Police said the complaint was lodged by Shikhar’s father, Mukesh Kesarwani. Five students – Ayush Yadav, Jahnvi Mishra, Milan Banerjee, Vivek Singh, and Aryaman Shukla – were named in the FIR.

Shikhar’s father told NDTV that the assault has left his son, a BA LLB student at the Malhaur campus, traumatised and unwilling to attend classes.

Mukesh said Shikhar was on his way to college when he was picked up by a friend, Soumya Singh Yadav, in her car at Hanhemann Chauraha.

As they reached the campus parking lot, the accused confronted him and said they wanted to "talk".

They got into Soumya’s vehicle, where the victim was allegedly "threatened and verbally abused for nearly 45 minutes".

“On August 11, my son underwent a ligament surgery. He was walking with the help of a stick. Jahnvi Mishra and Ayush Yadav then slapped my son at least 50 to 60 times and also abused me and my parents. They also threatened to kill us,” Mukesh alleged.

“During all this time, Vivek Singh and Milay Banerjee recorded the assault and circulated the video on the campus.

"They also broke my son’s phone. When I visited the college, they threatened me and told me to never come again. They threatened to assault me in a similar way,” he added.

At the time of filing this report, the university had not issued any statement on the matter.