MP: Tribal woman thrashed by villagers over suspected affair
paraded after being made to carry husband on shoulders
Dewas, Jul 4: A tribal woman, suspected to be having an extra-marital affair, was thrashed by a group of villagers and paraded after being made to carry her husband on her shoulders in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district, police said on Monday.
The incident took place on Sunday in Borpadav village under Udainagar police station limits, some 110 km from the district headquarters, the official said, adding that nine people were arrested in the matter.
The accused also tore the woman's clothes and abused her, as per the FIR registered in connection with the incident.
Some videos surfaced on social media platforms wherein the woman was seen being slapped repeatedly by villagers, and later heckled and humiliated in front of the public, while she was carrying her husband on her shoulders.
In another clip, the woman and another man, identified as Hari Singh Bhilala, were seen with garlands of shoes around their necks and both being humiliated by locals gathered around them.
Based on a complaint filed by Bhilala, an FIR was later registered against 11 named people, including the woman's husband, and some unidentified persons under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, Additional Superintendent of Police Suryakant Sharma said.
He said nine of the persons named in the FIR have been arrested, while other accused were being identified and will be nabbed soon.
According to the FIR, Bhilala knew the victim woman for the past six months and she reached his house on Saturday night out of mutual trust.
The woman told the complainant that she came to his house as her husband suspected her character and used to beat her up, the FIR said.
On Sunday, the woman's husband along with his associates came to the complainant's place, dragged him and the woman out, and thrashed and abused them, it said.
Later, the accused tore the woman's clothes and forced her to carry her husband on her shoulders, as per the FIR.
The woman and the complainant were forced to wear garlands of shoes, the FIR said, adding that police rescued them later.
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath targeted the ruling BJP, citing incidents of atrocities against tribals in the state.
The state government is indulging in political gimmick in the name of the tribals, but the condition of the community has deteriorated in Madhya Pradesh, he claimed.
On Saturday, a tribal woman was set ablaze allegedly by three persons over a land dispute in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, police earlier said.
She is battling for life in a hospital in the state capital Bhopal, they said, adding that five people were arrested in connection with that incident.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
