Final report on Belagavi disrobing incident by month-end: Govt tells HC

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The Government has informed the High Court of Karnataka that the police have completed their investigation into the incident where a woman was disrobed and beaten up by villagers after her son eloped with a girl.

The final report would be submitted by the end of this month, the division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit were informed.

The bench is hearing a suo moto petition which the court had taken cognizance of on December 12 based on news reports.

The incident took place in a village in Hukkeri taluk where a woman was stripped, paraded, tied to a pole and beaten up by villagers.

On Wednesday, the Additional Advocate General, Prathima Honnapura filed a memo stating the investigation has been completed.

The memo states that the statements of all the witnesses and the accused have been recorded and the accused have been arrested.

The memo further states that the forensic report is awaited and the final report would be submitted to the HC before the end of the month.

The memo lists out the measures undertaken for the safety of the victim by the local police, KSRP and armed police. The memo says that the compensation announced by the State government has been handed over to the victim.

The Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Schedule Tribes Development Corporation had allotted 2 acres 3 guntas to the victim.

But the victim sought land close to her village and therefore officials are on the search for alternate land, the memo said. Recording these submissions, the bench adjourned the hearing.