Villagers Put Chilli Powder in Women's Private Parts for Selling Illegal Liquor in Assam's Karimganj District
The woman allegedly used to sell illegal liquor and was also involved in some anti-social activities, said the Karimganj SP.
Mob violence and mob justice has become a menace with reports of crowd beating up people suspected in wrongdoing reported from parts of the country. A mob in Assam allegedly put chili powder in a woman's private parts for selling illegal liquor, says reports. The incident is said to have taken place in the Karimganj district of Assam. Mob Violence: Supreme Court Asks States to Display Guidelines on Websites, Says 'People Must Desist From Taking Law Into Their Hands'.
The video of the barbaric act went viral on social media platforms and it is then that the police learnt about the incident. The police has registered a case against the villagers. Lynching in India: Understanding Mob Violence and The Psychology Behind The Killings.
The woman was attacked and stripped by the villagers for allegedly selling illegal brew. The Karimganj superintendent of police, Gaurav Upadhyay, was quoted saying by The Tribune that the incident took place on September 10 in a remote tribal area along the Assam- Mizoram border.
He confirmed that the police came to know about the incident only when it went viral on social media. According to reports, the woman has not identified her attackers.
The Karimganj superintendent of police, Gaurav Upadhyay, also said that the video shows women involved in the act as well. Upadhyay added that cases will be registered under relevant IT act against those who shot and circulated the video as well.
The woman allegedly used to sell illegal liquor and was also involved in some anti-social activities, said the SP. The villagers had reportedly warned her before, so had the police said the SP. But what triggered the attack, can only be clear after the investigation, said the officer.
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