Punjab woman paraded semi-naked in Tarn Taran; BJP leader hits out at CM Bhagwant Mann, says 'Taliban is here'

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wherein a woman was seen paraded, was also made viral by the accused persons," SSP Ashwani Kapur was quoted as saying. 1. The victim's son had married a girl against the wishes of the bride’s parents.

The son's in-laws allegedly assaulted his mother to avenge the marriage. The victim said in a complaint that she was alone at her home when her son’s in-laws allegedly assaulted her and tore off her clothes. "They paraded her in the village in a semi-naked condition," the victim alleged.

Meanwhile, Tarn Taran's Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ashwani Kapur said the victim was alone at her home when Kulwinder Kaur (mother of the girl), along with her brothers Gurcharan and a family friend Sunny Singh, and one unknown person came to her house to avenge the marriage. "Following heated arguments, they started assaulting her and also tore off her clothes," Kapur added. 2. Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered on April 3 under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354B (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe), 354D (stalking), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 149 (unlawful assembly).

Later, the police also added sections 67 and 67-A of the IT Act in the FIR. ALSO READ: British actor Russell Brand accused of rape and sexual assault 3. Four people, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly assaulting the victim, police said on Saturday.