Udupi: A woman accused of stealing fish was tied to a tree and beaten by a group of people in a shocking incident at the Marpe fishing port on Wednesday. This video is all the rage on social media.
Police have conducted cases under various parts of the BNS and the Atrocities Act. Three people have been arrested, one of them has been detained for the incident.
The woman, who was allegedly a resident of the Vijayanagara area, allegedly stole expensive fish from the boat that unloaded the fish from the port. When face-to-face, she was said to have denied the theft, leading to a heated debate. The argument quickly caused the crew to tie the woman to a tree and slap her.
The woman belonged to the Lambani (Banjara) community and was accused of stealing about 20 kilograms of prawns worth about Rs 8,000, according to sources.
Udupi Deputy Commissioner Dr. K Vidyakumari responded to the attack, condemned the bill and criticized the bystanders for laughing rather than intervening. She urged authorities to ensure that such incidents do not happen again.
Dr. Udupi SP Arun said BNS Section 74 (attack or use of criminal force to attack or use criminal force, intent to incite her modesty), 115 (inflict harm), 351 (criminal intimidation) and 352 (intentionally insulting the intent to promote peaceful violations of peace), and with the Atrocity Acted Acted Accondecepted Accondecepte nater Malpe Police Department.
“A name Lakshmi Bai and others attacked the victim, accusing her of stealing the fish. Video of her kidnapping and assault spread. Three people were arrested and detained. Action will be taken based on the video evidence.”
