Register case towards these concerned in tying lady to pole: Meghalaya ladies’s panel tells police

By PTI

SHILLLONG: The Meghalaya State Commission for Women on Monday requested police to register a suo moto case towards these concerned in heckling and tying a lady to a pole for alleged pickpocketing at a market in Jowai final week.

A senior official of the fee stated it sought authorized motion after the girl refused to file an FIR towards the culprits.

“We have asked the police to register a suo moto case against the perpetrators involved in the criminal act,” MSCW Chairperson Phidalia Toi stated.

An undated video, which went viral on May 13, confirmed the girl, in her twenties, being taken to a shed by unknown folks throughout the daytime, requested questions after which tied to a pole amidst jeering by onlookers.

As per a preliminary investigation by the Meghalaya Police, the perpetrators tried to show the girl a lesson for being “a habitual offender”. No arrest has but been made in reference to the incident.