Three booked after viral video shows them beating up woman in Indore
Indore(PTI): An offence has been registered against three women in Madhya Pradesh's Indore after a video of them kicking and punching a 25-year-old woman surfaced on social media, police said on Monday.
The alleged incident took place around 1 am on November 4 in front of an eatery at LIG intersection in the city, MIG police station in-charge Ajay Verma said.
Priya Verma, an employee of a pesticide shop, was beaten up by a group of women, who were in the age group of 18 to 22 years, over a sudden altercation, he said.
The area where the incident took place has commercial establishments that are allowed to operate 24/7 hours by the local administration.
The accused kicked and punched the victim and attacked her with a belt. They also broke her mobile phone by slamming it on the road, the official said.
Three of the accused were brought to the police station on Monday and they were warned not to get involved in such attacks in the future, he said.
An FIR has been registered against the accused under sections 294 (obscene act), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 506 (intimidation) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, the official said, adding that no arrests have been made.
In a viral video of the incident, four women can be seen assaulting the victim.
However, the complainant has named only three women in the FIR and a detailed investigation is underway, the official said.
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Four children drown in lake while trying to catch ducks in Chikkamagaluru
Chikkamagaluru: Four children drowned in a lake in Aralaguppe village after reportedly going to catch ducks, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Mahdia, Arunus, Nayus, and Abdul Rehman. The children were aged between 5 and 14 years. Another child, Armaan (4), escaped unhurt.
Police said the incident occurred at Karanji Lake in Aralaguppe village. Rural police visited the spot and are investigating the case. A case has been registered at the local rural police station.
