INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
AHMEDABAD: A heated dispute over stolen underwear in a village in Dhandhuka taluka of Ahmedabad spiralled into rioting between two groups
from the same caste.The situation unfolded on June 27 in Pachchham village when a 30-year-old woman accused her 31-year-old neighbour of
pilfering her undergarments for a staggering eight months.An officer of the Dhandhuka police said, "The woman was perplexed by the
disappearance of her underclothes after they were put on the clothesline to dry.This went on for eight months."Frustrated, she set up a
covert cellphone sting to catch the sneaky thief red-handed
viralUpon reviewing the footage on June 26, she discovered her neighbour was the one brazenly stealing her underthings
"The following day, she covertly kept a watch over the man and witnessed him snatching her undergarments
She tailed him only to discover a stash of pilfered intimates," said the police officer.She confronted the man, sparking a skirmish
The enraged man reportedly molested and assaulted the woman.10 injured in riotingHer cries for help brought her family members armed with
"They attacked the man and his relatives
police said approximately ten people were injured in the fracas
He said they arrested 20 people from both sides."We filed an FIR against the woman's relatives for rioting and assault, and another against
the man and nine of his relatives for molestation, assault, and rioting," said the inspector.
