Outrage grips Chhattisgarh after a widow endured unimaginable cruelty in Raniip village for loving a married man. His family unleashed hell: flogging her with sandals, dung-smearing, stripping naked, and a forced nude procession through the hamlet—leaving locals divided and police on high alert.
Background reveals a 35-year-old widow, bereaved a year prior, entangled in romance with fellow villager Hari Prasad Rathore. They escaped together on October 29, holing up in MP’s Shahdol district.
Friday’s homecoming triggered chaos. Khodri chowki police mediated, where she declared her intent to live with her partner.
Saturday brought savagery at 10 AM. Hari Prasad’s spouse Saroj, sibling Manoj, and Yashoda Rathore, backed by a crowd, invaded her home. They hauled her out, battered her relentlessly, ripped her attire, defecated her dignity with cow dung, and displayed her stripped form village-wide.
Onlookers and relatives mounted a rescue. Police secured her treatment and slapped FIRs on the trio for offenses including physical assault, public indignity, and mob violence.
This blot on humanity spotlights entrenched honor codes punishing women disproportionately. With the area simmering, officials vow thorough action. Broader reforms are imperative to shield vulnerable women from such kangaroo courts masquerading as family honor.