West Bengal: Mentally disturbed woman beaten up on 'child-lifter' charges
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A mentally deranged woman has been beaten up in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal on suspicion of being child-lifter, police said today.
The incident occurred yesterday evening at around 8 pm at Barogharia Gram Panchayat area in Dhupguri Block of the district.
Locals claimed that the woman was spotted in the neighborhood for the past few days and used candies to lure children.
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Local resident says woman was carrying several candies
"There have been incidents of child trafficking here. We found that the woman was carrying several candies," Samir Roy, a resident of Barogharia said.
The bruised woman was taken to a hospital yesterday and was released after initial treatment.
"We are investigating the incident. We have taken the mentally deranged woman into our custody," Jalpaiguri Superintendent of Polic, Amitava Maity said.