Police said on Saturday that a 55-year-old woman was assaulted and allegedly paraded semi-naked in Valtoha village by her son’s in-laws after he married against the wishes of the bride’s parents.
On Friday, a supposedly recorded video of the victim being paraded appeared on social media.
The incident happened on March 31, according to police, a few days after the victim’s son married a woman against the wishes of her family after eloping with her.
The victim’s complaint states that she was attacked and had her clothes torn off by her son’s in-laws while she was by herself at home.
They paraded her in the village in a semi-naked condition, the victim alleged.
Three of the five persons who have been charged in this case are known to be Kulwinder Kaur Mani, Sharanjit Singh Shanni, and Gurcharan Singh, according to the police.
The Indian Penal Code sections 354 (assault or use of criminal force against woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354B (assault or use of criminal force against woman with intent to disrobe), 354D (stalking), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), and 149 (unlawful assembly) were the basis for the complaint, and a FIR was filed under them on April 3.
According to police, no arrests have been made in this case thus far.
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