He panchayat from a village in Uttar Pradesh ordered the inhuman act over an extramarital affair. Police arrested 15 people in connection with the incident.
Lucknow () – Images of the inhuman punishment inflicted on a woman from a village in Uttar Pradesh are causing a stir in India. She was caught red-handed while talking to her lover when her husband was away.
A video of the incident, which appeared online and went viral, shows the woman tied to a tree, her hair cut short and her face dyed black. After this public humiliation, the woman is beaten in front of her 12-year-old son and even younger daughters because of her relationship with a younger man. These images demonstrate how serious and deep-rooted the problem of violence against women remains in some contexts.
The case occurred in Chhotki Ibrahimpur in Hathigawa village in Pratapgarh. panchayat He would have ordered the punishment for both of them, but the lover managed to escape and the villagers only attacked the woman.
The man lodged a complaint at a police station, officers intervened on the spot and saved the unfortunate woman. According to reports, 15 people have been arrested in connection with this case and the police have launched an investigation.
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