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UP man beaten, head shaved, paraded naked; 10 held for molestation
Police have arrested 10 people in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra after a video surfaced showing a 27-year-old man being beaten, his head shaved, and paraded naked for allegedly molesting a woman, India Today…
The Story in Brief
Police have arrested 10 people in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra after a video surfaced showing a 27-year-old man being beaten, his head shaved, and paraded naked for allegedly molesting a woman, India Today reports. The video, reportedly from the Babhani area and recorded on August 6, shows the man with a garland of shoes around his neck and stones tied to his private parts.
The victim's brother Sarju Prasad filed a complaint alleging the accused also assaulted family members who intervened. The man was rescued by villagers and taken to a community health centre, later referred to a district hospital. Police are investigating based on the viral video.
The Indian Opinion
The lynching of alleged offenders by mobs has become a grim pattern in parts of India. While the anger against sexual crimes is understandable, the rule of law demands that even the accused face a fair trial, not public shaming with stones. The real test will be whether the initial molestation complaint is now investigated with equal rigour, or whether this extrajudicial violence ends up derailing justice for the woman who first came forward.
Source: indiatoday.in
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