Chandigarh, A lady was tied to a pole and thrashed by the members of a household in Punjab’s Patiala district after her son allegedly took away their daughter-in-law by luring her, police on Sunday stated.
Girl tied to pole, thrashed in Punjab’s Patiala
A case has been registered in reference to the matter and two individuals have been arrested, they stated.
Punjab State Girls Fee has directed the senior superintendent of police of Patiala to submit an action-taken report by April 7 within the matter.
The incident happened at Jansuha village in Patiala on April 4 and the video of the incident went viral on social media.
The lady, who’s in her late forties, in her grievance alleged that the household, which was residing in the identical locality, caught her when she was going someplace.
She alleged that she was tied to a pole, thrashed and her garments have been torn.
The lady stated they have been asking her 18-year-old son’s whereabouts as they claimed that her son took away their daughter-in-law, who’s the mom of two kids.
She stated she saved pleading that she was not privy to her son’s whereabouts and even supplied to assist them in finding her son.
The lady was, nonetheless, later rescued by police.
A police officer stated {that a} case has been registered at Sadar Police Station in Rajpura and two accused recognized as Kuldeep and Bittu have been arrested, including that efforts have been on to nab different accused.
In the meantime, Punjab State Girls Fee chairperson Raj Lali Gill took suo motu cognizance of media experiences and instructed an officer of superintendent of police rank to conduct an intensive inquiry into the matter.
Exercising its powers below Part 12 of the Punjab State Girls Fee Act, 2001, the Fee additionally sought an pressing response from the police authorities.
Based mostly on the findings of the investigation, Gill stated stringent motion might be taken towards these discovered responsible of harassment or exerting undue strain on the lady.
“The Commission will not tolerate any form of intimidation, harassment or violation of women’s rights,” stated Gill.
The ladies panel is steadfast in its dedication to making sure justice and stopping such incidents in future, she assured.