Rajasthan shocker: Adivasi woman paraded naked by husband

NT Bureau, Agencies

New Delhi: Seven people have been arrested and four others detained after a 21-year-old tribal woman was allegedly stripped naked and paraded in a village in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh district, police said on Saturday.

The incident, caught on camera, was widely criticised by various political leaders.

"We have arrested seven men, including the husband of the accused, and four others have been detained in connection with the case," Pratapgarh District Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar said.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is expected to meet the victim woman and her family at Dhariyawad in Pratapgarh.

In a video that went viral, the woman was disrobed and paraded in front of villagers by her husband. In a statement, DGP Umesh Mishra earlier said 10 people have been named in the FIR for molestation, thrashing the woman besides other relevant sections.

Of these, eight men, including the main accused, have been detained, it said. He said the victim lodged a complaint against her husband Kanha Gameti along with Suraj, Beniya, Netiya, Nathu and Mahendra for forcibly taking her on a motorcycle and parading her naked.

“The main accused Kanha, Netiya, Beniya and Pintu and a minor have been detained apart from spectators of the crime Punia, Khetia and Motilal,” the police statement said earlier.