An incident of public humiliation and assault in opposition to a girl and her household over a temple entry dispute has come to gentle from Ulhasnagar in Maharashtra, triggering outrage within the space after movies of the incident went viral on social media.

In accordance with police grievance, the dispute occurred within the Waghri Nagar space of Ulhasnagar. An area caste panchayat had allegedly earlier barred a Rajput household from getting into a temple. Nonetheless, the household continued to oppose the restriction and insisted on visiting the temple.

On the day of the incident, a non secular programme and group feast had been being organised on the temple premises. A youth from the sufferer’s household objected to the restriction and reportedly stated that his household had accomplished nothing unsuitable and shouldn’t be stopped from getting into the temple. He then entered the temple premises, angering some members of a particular group current there.

The accused allegedly attacked the sufferer’s home with sticks and rods after the youth visited the temple. After assaulting the lads of the household, the attackers allegedly focused the ladies members and threatened them with dire penalties in the event that they approached the police.

Complainant Kanta Prem Rajput (50), alongside together with her sister Geeta Rajput and daughter Anjali, was on the best way to the Central Police Station to lodge a grievance when the accused allegedly intercepted them.

The accused allegedly dragged the ladies onto the highway, tore their garments, semi-stripped them, and lower their hair with scissors. The attackers then allegedly compelled slipper garlands round their necks and paraded them on the highway for almost two kilometres. The accused additionally allegedly compelled a number of folks to the touch their ft through the procession.

Movies of the incident, exhibiting the ladies being assaulted in public whereas bystanders watched and recorded the scene on their cellphones, later surfaced on social media and went viral.

Police stated each the sufferer and accused households belong to the identical group. Studies additionally claimed that allegations had earlier been levelled in opposition to the sufferer’s household, following which the household had allegedly confronted social boycott.

After the incident, the victims approached police. The household alleged that the police initially didn’t deal with the matter significantly and registered the case solely after a number of hours. The victims additionally alleged that the police invoked minor sections regardless of the incident involving severe violations of ladies’s dignity and human rights.

The Central Police registered a case beneath the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 in opposition to Jyuli Waghri, Vinu Waghri, Pappi Waghri, Nitin Thorat, Rohit Waghri, Sonu alias Balu Waghri, Mahesh Waghri and others.

Police have arrested two girls in reference to the case, whereas the principle accused and several other others stay absconding. Police additionally stated circumstances have reportedly been registered in opposition to members of each households.

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