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Moral Policing in Assam’s Goalpara: Couple Thrashed By Mob


Mangalore Today News Network

Assam, Jun 23, 2018 : In a case of moral policing, a mob waylaid an unmarried couple going on a motorcycle and assaulted them for travelling together, police said on Friday, 22 June.

 

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The incident went viral on social media following which two persons have been arrested.

The mob assaulted the couple, who are in their twenties, at Pukhurpur village in Assam’s Rongjuli area on 19 June.

The brother of the man, who was attacked, has claimed that villagers later held a meeting and forced the two to get married.

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Assam Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia said that as no case was filed, the police registered a suo motu case and investigations were on.

While one person was arrested on Thursday, another person was picked up this morning, police said.

They were booked under various IPC sections including 342 (wrongful confinement), 325 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt) and 354b (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe).

courtesy:Yahoo


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