Jharkhand: A 19-year-old lady was allegedly overwhelmed up, her hair chopped off, after which paraded on the orders of village panchayat members in the Palamu district of Jharkhand. The police on Monday knowledgeable that the orders by the panchayat members had been handed towards the lady when she reportedly refused to get married.
The incident passed off at a village round 185 from the capital of the state Ranchi on Sunday.
Four individuals detained
“Four persons, including three panchayat members and the sister-in law of the woman, have been detained for interrogation,” Patan Police Station In-charge Gulshan Gaurav stated.
The police additional knowledgeable that the girl is present process remedy at Medininagar Medical College and Hospital. The villagers claimed that the marriage of the girl was mounted for April 20. However, when the groom reached her village on the mounted date, she refused to marry.
The lady went lacking for 20 days
“Thereafter, she went missing for 20 days and returned on Sunday,” he stated. On her arrival, a village panchayat was convened in the presence of her members of the family and kin.
“The panchayat asked the woman about her whereabouts, but she kept quiet. Then, based on the panchayat members’ decision, her hair was chopped off and she was paraded in the village. She was also beaten up,” Gaurav stated.
