Assam : Woman attacked, stripped by villagers for allegedly selling illegal liquor
Guwahati, Sept 22 (IBNS): A woman was attacked, stripped by villagers and even chilli powder was rubbed in her private parts for allegedly selling illegal liquor in Assam’s Karimganj district, police said on Saturday.
The incident happened on Sept 10 and it has been noticed when the video went viral on social media.
The incident took place at a remote tribal village under Nagra police station in the Barak Valley district, along the Assam-Mizoram border.
According to the reports, the villagers warned the woman for her alleged involvement in anti-social activities in many occasions.
On Sept 10, some local people caught the woman and some women attacked and stripped her in a public place.
The women also rubbed chilli powder in her private parts.
When the video went viral on social media, Karimganj district police immediately registered a case and started an investigation into the matter.
Karimganj district Superintendent of Police (SP) Gaurav Upadhyay said the police came to know about the incident after the video was circulated on social media.
“The incident took place at Nagra area on September 10. The area, where the incident took place, is dominated by Mizo Riang tribal people. The villagers and also police warned the woman to avoid anti-social activities. The villagers assaulted the lady by taking law in their hand. All accused are ladies, as could be seen in the video. I asked police officers to arrest all people who are involved in the incident. We have also issued a show cause notice to the Officer-in-Charge of Nagra police station,” the top police official said.
On the other hand, the victim woman had also filed a case in the court of the Karimganj Chief Judicial Magistrate.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
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