Bihar: Woman paraded naked on streets on suspicion of murder
A woman was beaten up and paraded naked on the streets of Bihar's Bhojpur district by a mob on the suspicion of her involvement in the killing of a 19-year-old man, the police said. The incident took place yesterday in Bihiya police station area, where the body of Vimalesh Sah, who had gone missing a day earlier was found near a railway track.
Police had to fire in air to disperse the mob
The residents of Sah's native village Damodarpur rushed to the spot and some of them suspected that those living in a red-light area nearby might have strangled Sah to death, Bhojpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Avakash Kumar said. The police had to fire in the air to disperse the mob and a few rounds were also fired by the villagers, Kumar added.
Mob set on fire a number of shops
The villagers stormed the place, setting on fire a number of shops and beating up several residents. They dragged out a woman on the street, ripped off her clothes and paraded her naked while kicking and slapping her, Kumar said. Heavy deployment of police personnel has been made in the area, the SP said, adding a case would be registered.
