(Representational)A woman in her 50s was allegedly stripped naked and beaten up in public by her relatives on May 27 at Yergaon village in Chandrapur district. “The woman, about 55 years old, had a long-standing dispute with her relatives who lived in the neighbourhood. “When I asked the PI (police inspector) why he didn’t register a cognizable offence and arrest the two, I was told it was a family dispute. So, I approached Superintendent of Police Niyatee Thakar, who directed registration of a cognizable offence and arrest of the two. Asked why a cognizable offence wasn’t registered against the culprits, Thakar said, “The two sides have been in a long-standing civil dispute.

Source: Indian Express June 03, 2018 23:26 UTC