The woman, who is married and has two children, said that five years ago, she fell in love with another man. Surrounded by a crowd of dozens, the man and the woman were flogged relentlessly, even as they writhed in pain on the ground and begged for mercy. The woman said she had feared such “punishment and assault” but she was not prepared for the video to go viral. Let me live my life now,” she said. A woman in her 40s, who witnessed the flogging, said, “I wanted to stop the mob but you can’t just challenge the system.

Source: Indian Express July 03, 2024 14:07 UTC