SHAMEFUL! Woman paraded naked, assaulted in Punjab's Valtoha due to her son's LOVE marriage
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Vatoha (Punjab), April 6: In a very terrifying act, a 55-year-old woman was allegedly stripped and assaulted in Valtoha village of Tarn Taran after her son married a girl of the same village, against the wishes of the family. The heinous crime took place on March 31, however, it came to light on Friday after her video of being paraded nake and assaulted by her relatives went viral on social media.
After listening to her screams for help, her husband rushed out and some other neighbours also gathered at the spot following which the accused fled the spot.
Reports suggest that the accused made the video of her being naked and circulated it on social media. When the victim to file a case in the nearby police station on March 31, the police did not take action against the accused. Moreover, the police filed a complaint on April 4.
Assistant sub-inspector Paramjit Singh, who is investigating the case, said that a case under Sections 354/354-B (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354-D (stalking), 323 (voluntarily causes hurt) and 149 (unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against three of the girl’s family members, including her mother and two brothers, and two unidentified persons. He added that all the accused are on the run and a hunt is on to nab them.
Notably, the woman told the police that her 19-year-old son had tied the knot with a girl living in the neighbourhood a month ago. However, her family was opposed to the marriage.
“On March 31, around 6pm, the girl’s family members gathered outside my house and started crying. When I came out after hearing the commotion, the girl’s mother instigated her family members to ‘catch me and teach me a lesson’. She kept saying that my son had lured her daughter. Soon, one of her sons caught me by the hair while the other tore off my clothes even as other members of the mob started thrashing me,” said the woman.
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After listening to her screams for help, her husband rushed out and some other neighbours also gathered at the spot following which the accused fled the spot.
Reports suggest that the accused made the video of her being naked and circulated it on social media. When the victim to file a case in the nearby police station on March 31, the police did not take action against the accused. Moreover, the police filed a complaint on April 4.
Assistant sub-inspector Paramjit Singh, who is investigating the case, said that a case under Sections 354/354-B (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354-D (stalking), 323 (voluntarily causes hurt) and 149 (unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against three of the girl’s family members, including her mother and two brothers, and two unidentified persons. He added that all the accused are on the run and a hunt is on to nab them.