MP: Tribal woman allegedly thrashed, forced to carry husband on her shoulders

The villagers forced her to wear garland of shoes and later forced her to carry her husband while four villagers helped the woman in carrying the husband and walking in the village

Updated on: Jul 5, 2022, 04:46:17 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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A 30-year-old tribal woman was allegedly thrashed on Sunday and forced to carry her husband on shoulders wearing garland of shoes in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district, said police.

A video of the incident went viral on social media. (Representative image)

Police arrested nine people including her husband of Borpadav village of the district for assaulting, rioting, outraging modesty of woman and criminal intimidation.

A video of the incident went viral on social media in which the husband of the woman was seen thrashing her brutally in front of villagers and later, the woman was forced to carry her husband on her shoulders. The villagers were also seen offering her garland of shoes.

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The incident was reported on Sunday but came to light on Monday.

Dewas additional superintendent of police Suryakant Sharma said, “The woman went missing a week ago. Her husband filed a missing complaint at Udainagar police station. Recently, he came to know that the woman was hiding in a house of a man, who is stated to be a close friend of the woman. The husband of the woman reached the house and dragged her out in front of villagers. Later, she was thrashed brutally.”

The villagers forced her to wear garland of shoes and later forced her to carry her husband. Four villagers helped the woman in carrying the husband and walking in the village”, Sharma added.

Later, the woman’s friend filed a complaint with the police. The woman informed police that she got married at the age of 15 years and her husband used to harass her so she ran away from her house.

Police are investigating the matter after registering a case against 11 named and 15 unnamed people under section 147 (punishment for rioting), 354 (assault or criminal force to women with intent to outrage her modesty), 294 (using obscene language), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 452 (house tresspassing), 509 (insult the modesty of woman) and 506 (criminal intimidation).

Police arrested nine people on Monday.

(With inputs from Nitin Gupta from Dewas)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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