Woman Thrashed, Teenaged Daughter Stripped Over 'Water Wastage' Claims In Mumbai

The accused used casteist slurs against the victims while attack the mother-daughter duo.

The police registered a case against eight members of a family in connection with the attack.

Source : ABPLIVE AI

A woman and her 18-year-old daughter were brutally attacked by their neighbour during a water dispute. In this assault, the daughter was stripped and beaten. 

The incident occurred in Navi Mumbai's Panvel area on Thursday. Following the assault, the police registered a case against eight members of a family in connection with the attack. However, no one has been arrested so far. As per the FIR, the accused allegedly beat up the woman and her daughter and stripped the teen in public.

According to PTI, the family suspected that the mother and daughter had complained about them wasting water in their locality in the Nhava Sheva area. The accused also reportedly used casteist slurs against the victims during the attack. 

As per the report, a case was registered under sections 74 (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 76 (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe), and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

In a separate incident, a mother and her daughter were assaulted by their neighbours on suspicion of engaging in prostitution. The attack occurred in the Vaddarawadi locality in Belagavi district, Karnataka, within the jurisdiction of the Malamaruti police station. 

According to the victim, who has been residing in the area for four years, neighbours barged into her home, dragged her and the woman outside, and physically assaulted them. The assailants alleged that strangers frequently visited her residence. During the assault, the woman’s clothes were torn in public, and the act was recorded on mobile phones, as per a report on IANS.

She claimed that despite the severity of the attack, local police initially refused to register the complaint for two days. The woman said that she then approached the Police Commissioner of Belagavi city, submitting a petition that outlined her fears for her life.

A case was filed under Sections 115(2), 3(5), 331, 352, and 74 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act. Investigations are now underway, with authorities preparing to interrogate the accused.