A senior official of the commission said it sought legal action after the woman refused to file an FIR against the criminals. (Representational Image: PTI)
An undated video showed a woman, in her twenties, being taken to a shed by unknown people during the daytime, asked questions and then tied to a pole amidst jeering by onlookers
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- Last Updated:May 16, 2022, 11:55 am IST
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The Meghalaya State Commission for Women on Monday asked police to register a suo moto case against those involved in heckling and tying a woman to a pole for alleged pickpocketing at a market place in Jowai last week. A senior official of the commission said it sought legal action after the woman refused to file an FIR against the criminals.
“We have asked the police to register a suo moto case against the perpetrators involved in the criminal act,” MSCW Chairperson Phidalia Toi told PTI. An undated video, which went viral on May 13 , showed the woman, in her twenties, being taken to a shed by unknown people during the daytime, asked questions and then tied to a pole amidst jeering by onlookers.
As per a preliminary investigation by the Meghalaya Police, the perpetrators tried to teach the woman a lesson for being a habitual offender. No arrest has yet been made in connection with the incident.
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