Bhopal:

An aged lady was tied with a rope and thrashed by a gaggle of individuals whereas hurling casteist remarks at her at a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district.

A video of the incident has been shared broadly on social media.

A person and two girls have been named in a primary data report, or FIR, filed beneath the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, which severely punishes ill-treatment to tribes.

Within the police grievance, the girl stated some individuals in her neighbourhood picked a combat along with her for no cause and likewise abused her verbally with casteist feedback.

She lives alone in her home at village Hirapur. Her son is a labourer in Indore.

The girl stated her neighbour, Ganesh, got here to her home after ingesting and began hurling casteist abuse on Friday. When she stopped him, his spouse and mom additionally reached there and dragged her out, in accordance with the police grievance.

The girl stated Ganesh had verbally abused her many occasions earlier than. She stated he didn’t need her residing alone within the village as she belongs to the Scheduled Caste group.

“All three dragged me out and tied my fingers behind my again. Then they thrashed me.

A video of the incident exhibits the aged lady being given water from a steel cup whereas her fingers had been nonetheless tied behind her again.

Police officer Manish Khatri stated they’ve filed a case and are investigating the incident. The police have seen the video.