A Dalit woman, 50-years-old, was beaten up and stripped in public over allegations of having tried to steal a pair of bullocks in Buldana district, Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday. So far, 23 people have been arrested in connection with the incident under IPC sections 324 (assault), 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocity) Act.
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According to the police, the incident occurred at Ruikhed Mayanba village on the evening of June 2. Sakharam Ugale, a resident of the village, accused the woman and her son of sneaking into his cowshed and trying to steal a pair of bullocks. He called a mob of 30 people who beat up the woman along with her son with sticks. She was further stripped by the mob, police added.
Sub-divisional police officer, B B Mahamuni, said that the incident came to the fore when the woman was taken to a hospital. On the basis of a complaint made by the victim and medical report obtained from the hospital, a case was registered at Dhad police station.
Further, According to PTI, the woman was also booked for attempted theft.
