24 held for stripping, tying woman, paramour to tree in Raj

Udaipur: Twenty-four people have been arrested for allegedly stripping and tying a 26-year-old woman and her paramour to a tree here, police said today.

The incident had come to light when the disturbing

pictures of the incident were posted on social media.

"A  total of 24 people allegedly involved in the incident

have been arrested," an official said.

The woman, a resident of Kasotia village in the tribal

area, was in a live-in relationship with Lalu Ram, a resident

of Khodi Pipli Tekan village.

The duo were taken hostage allegedly by the woman's

husband Bhanwar Lal and locals on June 20 near Bhatevar

village. They later took them to Kasotia village where the

accused stripped and tied them to a tree for two days besides

clicking their pictures which went viral on WhatsApp, they

said.

The accused also took hostage six persons, including the

mother and two brothers of the woman, who had gone to the

villagers to rescue the woman, police had said.

Last week 14 people were arrested in connection with the

incident, while a police constable and local patwari suspended

for not reporting it to senior authorities, Superintendent of

Police, Rajendra Prasad Goyal had said.