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Men beat, shave head of 25-year-old over his alleged affair with woman in village
An FIR has been launched against seven accused who allegedly beat up a 25-year-old over suspicion of his affair with a woman in their village.
A 25-year-old man was beaten and then his head shaved after a woman’s husband accused him of having an affair with his wife. As per reports, the victim is from the same village as the woman in Agra's Firozabad district, and seven men beat him up.
The villagers thrashed the man and forced him to wear a garland of shoes, reported the Times of India (TOI). The woman’s husband called the man, Jitendra, on the pretext of wanting to have a conversation with him regarding the rumours of his illicit affair with his wife. However, things quickly took a shocking turn when Jitendra arrived at the scene. He was assaulted by seven men who also shaved his head and made him wear a shoe garland.
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According to the outlet, a video of the incident also made its way onto social media and went viral. The clip shows the young man sitting on the ground with the shoe garland around his neck. A few men are seen forcibly shaving his head. The video has sparked outrage on social media.
DSP Anivesh Kumar told TOI that the matter involving “assault and inhumane treatment of the man” is currently under investigation. The woman made a complaint against the alleged assailants, and an FIR has been registered against the seven men.
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As per the outlet, the woman said that the accused spread the rumour about her affair. “They spread a rumour in the village that I was having an illicit relationship with a local resident,” she told the outlet.
Earlier, in another incident, a UP doctor thrashed his wife and two other men after he allegedly found them in a compromising position in a hotel bathroom. The violent altercation took place when, suspicious of his wife’s activities, the husband reached the hotel. The couple had been living separately for over a year following a domestic dispute.
