Girl tied to tree, thrashed by villagers for running away with boy from different caste
Nawada, Oct 05: In a horrific incident emerging from the state of Bihar, a girl was tied to a tree and flogged by villagers on the orders of a local panchayat. What is even more appalling is that the girl's parents were among those who stood in support of the village court's decision which deemed it fit for her to be assaulted mercilessly simply because she eloped with a boy who hails from a different village and caste.
A video of the incident which took place in the Rajauli village of Bihar's Nawada district has gone viral on social media. According to reports, the girl ran away with her boyfriend on September 30 and the couple was living in a nearby village until recently when her parents and other villagers caught hold of her and dragged her back to Rajauli against her own will.
A village panchayat set up upon her arrival then decided that she must be punished for eloping with a boy from a caste other than her own. The local court then announced her punishment. In a video of the assault, the girl can be seen tied to a tree and flogged mercilessly by men as villagers stand by in attendance. Regional media reported that the girl fainted multiple times during the assault but that did not deter the men from thrashing her.
In a statement she gave to the media, the girl said that she ran away with her boyfriend, a resident of Balia, on her own free will. However, her own father told a reporter that the punishment meted out to his daughter was justified because of the 'crime' committed by her. "We want her to get married to someone from our own caste and not outside of it," said the father.
Nawada: Girl was tied to a tree and thrashed for hours today on a Panchayat's diktat for eloping with a man on September 30. Father says, 'she was tied because she is a criminal. She wants to go with a man from another caste'. #Bihar pic.twitter.com/62tzrV2rtp
— ANI (@ANI) October 5, 2018
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Karnataka govt revokes suspension of DGP Ramachandra Rao, reinstates him
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government on Wednesday revoked the suspension order of DGP K Ramachandra Rao and reinstated him into service with immediate effect.
According to the official order, the 1993-batch IPS officer has been posted, with immediate effect and until further orders, as Director General of Police (Police Manual).
"The post of Director General of Police (Police Manual) is declared equivalent in status and responsibilities to the cadre post of Director General of Police, Criminal Investigation Department, Special Units and Economic Offences, Bengaluru, under Rule 12 of the IPS (Pay) Rules, 2016, as included in Schedule II of the said rules," the government order stated.
Rao, who was then serving as Director General of Police (Civil Rights Enforcement), was placed under suspension with immediate effect on January 19, citing conduct unbecoming of a government servant and causing embarrassment to the state administration.
News channels had beamed videos purportedly showing Rao in a compromising position with women. The videos had also gone viral on social media.
Rao is the stepfather of Kannada actress Harshavardhini Ranya, alias Ranya Rao, who is accused of orchestrating the illegal import of gold worth over Rs 12.56 crore from Dubai to India along with two others--businessman Tarun Raju and jewellery dealer Sahil Jain.
Ranya was apprehended at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport on March 3, 2025, with 14.8 kilograms of gold allegedly smuggled from Dubai.
