Man is tied to pole with 'thief' sign in RS and police investigate torture The Civil Police opened an investigation to investigate a possible crime of torture against a 47-year-old man, found tied to a post in the Hidráulica region, in Rio Grande, in the south of RS. The incident was recorded late Wednesday afternoon (10). Videos show the victim tied to the structure with ribbons, with black paint on his body and displaying a banner with references to alleged theft. The Military Brigade (BM), the RS Military Police, located the man, but he did not want to go to the police station to give a statement. 📲 Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp According to Rio Grande's regional delegate, Lígia Furlanetto, the main hypothesis is that residents of the region identified the man as the author of some alleged property crime and decided to publicly expose him. The situation could constitute a crime of torture. Without the victim's statement, the Civil Police have not yet been able to clarify the circumstances of the case. The investigation is now seeking to locate the victim again and identify those responsible for the action. So far, no one has been arrested. Man is tied to a pole with a sign calling him a 'thief' in RS and police investigate crime of torture Reproduction VIDEOS: Everything about RS