15 arrested after a woman beaten and paraded naked in Bihar
Tuesday - August 21, 2018 3:00 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Patna Aug 21 (IANS) A day after a woman was thrashed and paraded naked by a mob in Bihar s Bihiya town in Bhojpur district the police arrested 15 suspects but denied that it was a case of mob lynching.
S.K. Singhal Additional Director General (police headquarters) said 15 persons have been arrested on the basis of video footage of the incident.
"It was not a case of mob lynching at all. The police have been investigating it. None of the culprits would be spared " Singhal said.
The ADG said the incident took place after the body of a youth was found on railway track in Bihiya town in Bhojpur district about 90 km from Patna on Monday.
"The cause of his death will be known after post-mortem " Singhal said.
Bhojpur superintendent of police Avakash Kumar has suspended the police station officer on charge of negligence of duty.
The local police said soon after the body of 19-year-old Bimlesh who had been reported missing was found on the railway track a mob from his village first staged a protest and then attacked a few people living in the adjoining red light area.
Some people blamed a woman for the death police sources said.
They said the mob rushed to her house and dragged her to the street. She was beaten up and paraded naked they said.
A police team that reached the spot hours later was attacked by the mob. The police had to open fire to save the woman. Later she was admitted to a local hospital police sources said.
--IANS ik/prs
S.K. Singhal Additional Director General (police headquarters) said 15 persons have been arrested on the basis of video footage of the incident.
"It was not a case of mob lynching at all. The police have been investigating it. None of the culprits would be spared " Singhal said.
The ADG said the incident took place after the body of a youth was found on railway track in Bihiya town in Bhojpur district about 90 km from Patna on Monday.
"The cause of his death will be known after post-mortem " Singhal said.
Bhojpur superintendent of police Avakash Kumar has suspended the police station officer on charge of negligence of duty.
The local police said soon after the body of 19-year-old Bimlesh who had been reported missing was found on the railway track a mob from his village first staged a protest and then attacked a few people living in the adjoining red light area.
Some people blamed a woman for the death police sources said.
They said the mob rushed to her house and dragged her to the street. She was beaten up and paraded naked they said.
A police team that reached the spot hours later was attacked by the mob. The police had to open fire to save the woman. Later she was admitted to a local hospital police sources said.
--IANS ik/prs
