Tripura woman beaten up by husband others forced to marry lover
Agartala Apr 18 PTI A middle-aged woman suspected of having an extramarital relationship has been allegedly beaten up and forced to marry her lover in Tripuras Khowai district police said on MondayThe alleged incident took place at Madhya Krishnapur in Teliamura police station area on Saturday night following which the woman has been hospitalised an officer saidBased on a complaint by the woman the police have registered an FIR against 10 villagers a senior police officer saidThe woman said in the complaint that her husband had fled the scene when a group of about 10 to 15 villagers started beating her mercilessly and compelled her to marry the manOfficer in Charge OC Teliamura Police Station Subimal Barman said the Investigating Officer has visited the hospital and recorded the womans statementAn investigation is on to find out the truth he saidThe woman told reporters that on Saturday night 15 people led by her husband took her to a paddy field on suspicion of her having an extra-marital affair and thrashed her mercilessly following which she lost consciousnessHer alleged lover was also roughed upA purported video that went viral on social media showed the woman after regaining consciousness being forced by villagers to exchange garlands with her alleged lover amid ululationIt also showed some youths compelling the man to apply vermillion on the womans foreheadThe womans husband confessed before the media that he and his family members beat her up for her alleged relationship with a man of the same villageAfter the incident I took her to Teliamura hospital for treatment and I spent the whole night there The police visited my residence he said without sounding repentantTripura Commission for Women TCW Chairperson Barnali Goswami condemned the alleged incidentIn a civilised society we cant tolerate such gruesome torture on a woman Forceful marriage between a married woman and a man is not a natural practice We will send a team to meet the victim to know the actual sequence of events she said PTI PS SBN ACD MM MM
Agartala Apr 18 PTI A middle-aged woman suspected of having an extramarital relationship has been allegedly beaten up and forced to marry her lover in Tripuras Khowai district police said on MondayThe alleged incident took place at Madhya Krishnapur in Teliamura police station area on Saturday night following which the woman has been hospitalised an officer saidBased on a complaint by the woman the police have registered an FIR against 10 villagers a senior police officer saidThe woman said in the complaint that her husband had fled the scene when a group of about 10 to 15 villagers started beating her mercilessly and compelled her to marry the manOfficer in Charge OC Teliamura Police Station Subimal Barman said the Investigating Officer has visited the hospital and recorded the womans statementAn investigation is on to find out the truth he saidThe woman told reporters that on Saturday night 15 people led by her husband took her to a paddy field on suspicion of her having an extra-marital affair and thrashed her mercilessly following which she lost consciousnessHer alleged lover was also roughed upA purported video that went viral on social media showed the woman after regaining consciousness being forced by villagers to exchange garlands with her alleged lover amid ululationIt also showed some youths compelling the man to apply vermillion on the womans foreheadThe womans husband confessed before the media that he and his family members beat her up for her alleged relationship with a man of the same villageAfter the incident I took her to Teliamura hospital for treatment and I spent the whole night there The police visited my residence he said without sounding repentantTripura Commission for Women TCW Chairperson Barnali Goswami condemned the alleged incidentIn a civilised society we cant tolerate such gruesome torture on a woman Forceful marriage between a married woman and a man is not a natural practice We will send a team to meet the victim to know the actual sequence of events she said PTI PS SBN ACD MM MM
