UP: Man thrashed with shoes on panchayat's order for eve-teasing woman in Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar, Mar 17 (PTI): A village panchayat here allegedly ordered an elderly man to be thrashed with shoes after he was accused of eve-teasing a 30-year-old woman, police said on Monday.
The incident occurred in Mahavalipur, Charthawal area on Saturday when the woman had gone to relieve herself, and the 60-year-old accused, Tiratpal, allegedly harassed her, they said.
Following her complaint, the local panchayat convened and directed that Tiratpal be punished by being hit with shoes twice, locals claimed.
A video of the incident, which has surfaced on social media, purportedly shows an elderly man striking another man with shoes.
Police have registered a case against Tiratpal under Section 76 (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) based on the woman's complaint.
Station House Officer (SHO) Rajesh Dhangar confirmed that an FIR has been filed and that the accused is currently absconding.
"We are searching for him. However, no official complaint regarding the panchayat's decision has been received," he told PTI.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
