INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
GARHWA: A 30-year-old married woman from Tisartetuka village under Meral station limits in the Garhwa district was allegedly forced to lick
spit from the shoes of a panchayat member, do 100 sit-ups, publicly beaten with shoes, and fined Rs 56,000 for allegedly committing
adultery, which the woman denied.The woman, belonging to a minority community, refuted the charges and filed a complaint with the police but
claimed that they refused to register it.Subsequently, she filed an online complaint on Wednesday night, prompting a immediate response from
the district SP, who directed the Garhwa SDPO to investigate matter, which he termed it "shameful"
The local police station also immediately filed an FIR against eight persons.The incident, which occurred on the night of August 15 this
year, came to light late on Wednesday night after the woman filed the online FIR with the Meral police station
In her complaint, the victim also accused that she was forced to do 100 sit-ups and was branded as a witch as punishment for committing
adultery.In her online FIR, the complainant also claimed that she had approached the Meral police station on August 16, but the officers on
duty ignored her complaint and did not register an FIR
According to the police, they did not file the FIR because the husband of the woman came to the station claiming that his wife was missing
The police, however, did not specify why a missing person's compliant was not filed.A case has been lodged against six persons, including
the agent for the marriage, the groom, and his associates in connection with the crime
After receiving information about the marriage, a police team was dispatched to the location, bringing both parties to the police station
The groom claimed that the marriage was consensual, arguing that talks were ongoing for the past six months
He asserted that the girl is now 18 years old
However, authorities were skeptical of his explanation, prompting them to start an investigation, which later revealed that the girl is a
