Woman stripped and assaulted in UP’s Bhadohi, several booked

Bhadohi: A case has been registered against several people for allegedly stripping and assaulting a woman in this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Monday.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Meenakshi Katyayan said the alleged incident took place in the Neta Nagar locality of the Survaya area on November 29. The complaint was lodged on Saturday.

The woman, who runs a dairy shop, alleged in her complaint that one Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay came to her shop, seeking to buy two kilogrammes of ghee (clarified butter), the SP said.

She expressed her inability to sell him the ghee, having run out of stock. Later, Upadhyay returned with a group of people who allegedly entered the shop, stripped and assaulted her while also making obscene gestures at her, the officer said.

The woman also alleged that upon hearing her scream, nearby shopkeepers intervened and rescued her. However, the accused continued hurling abuses at her before leaving, Katyayan said.

Based on the complaint, a case has been registered under sections 74 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 76 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe), 333 (house trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint), 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the officer added.

Further investigation is underway.