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.