UP Shocker: Mother of 3 Tied to Tree, Abused, Her Hair Cut As 'Punishment' Over Alleged Affair With Another Man in Pratapgarh, 17 Arrested After Disturbing Video Surfaces

In a horrifying incident in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, a woman and mother of three was brutally "punished" by villagers after being accused of having an affair. The woman was tied to a tree, had her hair cut, and was subjected to further humiliation with soot smeared on her face and a garland of shoes placed around her neck. The abuse followed her husband's discovery of her alleged relationship with another man, which led her in-laws to hold a panchayat that sanctioned the harsh punishment. The disturbing incident came to light through a video that prompted immediate police action. A case has been registered against 25 individuals, with 17 arrested so far. Authorities are continuing their search to apprehend the remaining suspects. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Teenager Tied to Pole, Beaten Over Alleged Theft in Hardoi; Disturbing Video Surfaces.

Woman Brutally Punished in UP Over Alleged Affair (Trigger Warning) 

In UP's Pratapgarh, a woman was tied to a tree, assaulted, her head tonsured, face painted black and garlanded with slippers in front of her three minor children - all this after a panchayat's diktat over victim woman's alleged illict relationship. @NCWIndia

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— Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa) July 29, 2024

Police Respond to Villager's Violent Punishment of Woman in UP

दिनांक 28.07.2024 को थाना हथिगवां क्षेत्रांतर्गत ग्राम कुढ़ा इब्राहिमपुर में एक महिला के साथ घटित घटना में पंजीकृत अभियोग में 17 अभियुक्तों की गिरफ्तार कर शेष अभियुक्तों की गिरफ्तारी हेतु दबिश दी जा रही है, इस संबंध में CO कुंडा श्री अजीत सिंह की बाइट- https://t.co/vgWOsNOlKE pic.twitter.com/oemeJr0jaU

— PRATAPGARH POLICE (@pratapgarhpol) July 28, 2024

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