Mother, Newlywed Daughter Thrashed, Head Shaved for This Shocking Reason

In a shocking case, a 48-year-old woman and her newlywed 19-year-old daughter were reportedly tonsured as a punishment for protesting against a rape bid by a local ward councillor in Vaishali’s Bihari village.

According to Hindustan Times report, ward councillor Mohammad Khurshid assaulted the women with the help of some henchmen. He got the women tonsured and later paraded them across the village. Soon after the incident, a video of the same went viral on social media.

Further taking immediate action on the incident, the police arrested the ward councillor, a barber and three others on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Station House Officer (SHO) of the Bhagwanpur police station, Sanjay Kumar said investigation in the case is underway after reportedly confirming the incident. The officer claimed that as many as six people attempted to rape the teenager at her house. When the girl’s mother tried to rescue her, both of them were subject to physical assault by the accused, Hindustan Times further reported.

Meanwhile, police booked seven people in the case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including section 376 (punishment for rape) and section 511 (punishment for attempting rape). 

One of the victims was quoted by a report as saying, “Around 6.30 PM, half a dozen armed men forcibly entered my house and attempted to rape me. When my mother tried to save me, they started beating us.” Eyewitnesses said that Khurshid alleged that the duo was involved in a flesh trade racket.

Bihar: Heads of a mother & daughter tonsured allegedly for resisting molestation in Bhagvanpur, Vaishali. SHO says,"Some men entered victims' home & tried to molest the daughter, when victim resisted, a ward member Khurshid called a barber & shaved their heads. 2 people arrested" pic.twitter.com/uuWhGEr35n

— ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2019