On camera: Woman asks boyfriend to marry, gets beaten up; accused released as…

The woman had informed the police about the incident but refused to file a complaint. The accused was detained but was later released as his detention was under Section 151. After the video emerged, police have now brought serious charges against him but he is absconding.

A disturbing video of a 19-year-old woman getting beaten up by a person in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa after she asked him to marry her has surfaced on social media. Police said the incident took place on Wednesday and the accused was initially detained for disturbing public peace but was later released as he was detained under Section 151. The woman came to the police station to inform about the incident but she said she won't lodge any complaint against him, a PTI report said. After the video surfaced, the police registers a case against the man under section 323 and other relevant provisions of the Indian penal Code but the accused is now absconding.

The man kicked the woman after being asked to marry her. The incident took place in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh (Screenshot from viral video)

A case has been registered against the person who shot the video and circulated based on the complaint of the woman, police said.

Trigger warning: Here is the viral video. Viewers' discretion is advised as there is violence and abusive words.

According to preliminary information, the man in the video is a resident of Dhera village in Mauganj area, sub divisional officer of police (SDOP) Naveen Dubey said. The victim and the accused were in a relationship and a dispute occurred between them, following which he beat her up, he said, as reported by PTI.

(With inputs from PTI)