The attackers claimed that strangers frequented their home, police said.
Belagavi:
A girl and a younger woman have been allegedly assaulted by their neighbours in Karnataka’s Belagavi and her garments have been torn on suspicion that they have been into prostitution. The incident was reported from Vaddarawadi. In accordance with the police grievance, the woman had been dwelling within the locality for 4 years.
A household dwelling close by has alleged that the woman’s household indulged in prostitution. The accused had barged inside her residence, dragged her and a younger woman outdoors, and assaulted them.
The attackers claimed that strangers frequented their home, police said.
The neighbours, whereas assaulting the 2, had torn the garments of the girl in public and recorded it on cell phones.
When the girl approached the police station, officers allegedly refused to take her grievance for 2 days. She then approached the Belagavi Police Commissioner and demanded safety citing risk to her life.
Following the instruction from the Police Commissioner, the native police lodged a case towards three individuals on Friday evening. The police have began the investigation and are getting ready to query the accused.
An analogous incident was reported from Belagavi final December. On December 10, 2023, a 42-year-old girl was dragged outdoors her dwelling, stripped bare, and paraded. She was then tied to an electrical pole and assaulted, reportedly as a result of her son had eloped with a woman from the village.