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Tripura Woman Assaulted and Garlanded With Shoes, One Arrested as Police Register Case

The victim is out of danger after treatment, with the state women’s commission set to visit Kamalpur.

Overview

  • Police say villagers in Harerkhola, Kamalpur, dragged the woman from her home, assaulted her and garlanded her with shoes.
  • Officers found her on the road and took her to Ambassa District Hospital, where a CT scan showed she was out of danger.
  • An FIR at Kamalpur police station cites BNS sections 329, 74, 324, 351, 177 and 3(5), and one suspect, Prashanta Chakraborty, has been arrested.
  • Investigators say preliminary inquiries indicate she allegedly stayed nearly a month in Agartala with a married villager, identified as Tapash Das.
  • The Tripura Commission for Women denounced the assault and will send a team to Kamalpur to support the victim and press for action.