Shameful act against widow in Chhattisgarh. file photo
Digital Desk, New Delhi. A surprising case has come to light from Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district of Chhattisgarh. A case of inhuman and shameful treatment of a widow woman has come to light in village Ranijhap of Khodri outpost under Pendra police station area.
Due to illicit relationship, the woman was not only beaten brutally, but her saree was taken off and she was paraded around the village in a semi-nude condition and cow dung was smeared on her face. The video of this incident has also surfaced. Taking the matter seriously, the police have registered a crime against three accused and started investigation.
According to the information, this incident happened on Saturday, January 24 at around 10 am in village Ranijhap. The age of the victim woman is said to be around 35 years. Her husband had died about a year ago. After this, the woman was having an affair with Hari Prasad Rathore, a 35-year-old married man from the same village.
Hari Prasad is married and has two young daughters. It was told that the woman and Hari Prasad had fled the village on 29 October 2025 and were living in village Malachuwa in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh.
When both of them returned to the village on Friday 23 January, a dispute arose in the village. After this, the family members of both the parties reached Khodri outpost, where the woman expressed her desire to live with Hari Prasad in front of the police. After consultation at the post, both of them returned to their village.
misbehavior in the village
On Friday night, the woman and Hari Prasad had taken shelter in the house of Bhullan Gond of the same village. But around 10 am on Saturday morning, Hari Prasad's wife Saroj Rathore, his brother Manoj Rathore, sister Yashoda Rathore and other people gathered.
It is alleged that these people dragged the woman out of the house and started beating her in the middle of the road. After this, the woman's saree was removed and she was made half-naked and paraded in the entire village. According to eyewitnesses, the accused beat the woman by smearing dung on her face and pulling her hair. During this, the accused was seen saying that think about what is the punishment for destroying the house.
The woman was beaten and taken through the main road of the village to the Kali temple. During the incident the woman kept crying continuously and pleading for help. On receiving information about the incident, the villagers and the victim's family reached the spot. Amar Singh Dhurve, Dashrath Vishwakarma and other villagers intervened and rescued the woman from the clutches of the accused.
Police registered the case
The woman was dressed and the police was immediately informed. Police reached the spot and took the injured woman with them to the police station. In this case, Gaurela police station in-charge Saurabh Singh said that a crime has been registered against Hari Prasad Rathore's wife, brother and sister under various sections.
The accused have been released on bail. The station in-charge said that considering the sensitivity of the case, it has been kept in sensitive mode and the entire incident is being investigated seriously.
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