Kanpur Woman Bites Off Man’s Tongue During Alleged Assault, FIR Filed

Overview

• Police recorded the woman's detailed statement and scheduled her magisterial statement after she alleged she was grabbed and forcibly kissed near a canal in Dariyapur, Kanpur.
• The accused, identified as Champi alias Raj, a married man about 35, remains hospitalized after being moved from a local clinic to Hallet Hospital and then referred to PGI Lucknow.
• Doctors treating the accused say the tongue injury is severe and will likely cause permanent impairment to his speech.
• Investigators said an alternative claim by the accused that the woman and her brothers attacked him was found inconsistent in preliminary checks.
• According to police and family accounts, the two had a prior relationship that the woman ended after her engagement, and the accused had persisted in approaching her despite warnings.