Woman tonsured, made to parade on streets with blackened face in Odisha village; 10 detained

By PTI

KENDRAPARA: A 40-year-old lady was allegedly tonsured and paraded on the road together with her face blackened in Odisha’s Kendrapara district by a gaggle locals, most of them girls, for allegedly duping them after promising to get their loans sanctioned from a cooperative financial institution, a police officer mentioned on Tuesday.

The disturbing episode came about a few days in the past at a village in Pattamundai block, 103 km east of Bhubaneswar, the officer mentioned.

A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.

The sufferer informed reporters that she had taken 12,000 from them for getting their loans sanctioned, and had additionally assured them that the cash taken from them could be returned.

She additional claimed that the mob took by drive Rs 25,000 and a few ornaments from her.

“We have initiated steps after the victim lodged a complaint. At least 10 women have been detained on the basis of the videographic evidence,” Pattamundai mannequin police station inspector Tapan Rout mentioned.

A case has been registered beneath numerous Indian Penal Code sections, together with 342 (wrongful confinement), 354 (assault with intent to outrage lady’s modesty), 323 (voluntarily inflicting harm), 379 (theft), in addition to beneath the Information Technology Act, the officer mentioned, including {that a} probe is underway.