Karnataka: Woman stripped naked, assaulted and paraded in Belagavi, 7 arrested

The incident in Karnataka’s Belagavi district, where a woman was stripped naked, paraded, and assaulted after her son eloped with a girl from the same village, has prompted action, according to Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara, who made the announcement on Tuesday. Seven people have been arrested thus far.

Speaking about the incident, Parameshwara said “It is unfortunate that it happened. One boy, about 24 years old, fell in love with another girl from the same village and same community. They had run away together and in retaliation, the girl’s parents destroyed the boy’s house and forcefully took away the mother of the boy, removed her clothes and tied her up to an electric pole.”

“Immediately, our police went and rescued (the woman). She was brought to the hospital. We have registered a case and we have already arrested about seven people. Further investigation is going on. We are also trying to find where this boy and the girl have run away,” said Parameshwara.

Yesterday in the Belagavi district, a 42-year-old woman was tied to an electric pole, stripped naked, paraded, and attacked after her son eloped with a girl. Regarding the Belagavi incident, BJP MLA Bharath Shetty also spoke. He stated that the party is organizing a large-scale protest in Belagavi tomorrow against the policies of the state government and the state of law and order.

“Yes, we have planned to call a larger protest in Belagavi. Protest is required, people need to know what’s happening, and people need to know the attitude of this government and what is their attitude towards the people. This incident shows the failure of law and order in the state,” said Bharath Shetty.