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Ulhasnagar Temple-Entry Assault: Three Held, Four Sought

The case spotlights vigilante caste enforcement that targets women.

Overview

  • Ulhasnagar police have arrested three suspects after Thursday’s street assault on women, with a search underway for four more.
  • Viral videos show attackers dragging women from a home, tearing their clothes, chopping their hair, and hanging slipper garlands as they were paraded in public.
  • Police say the violence stemmed from a dispute over entry to a local temple between two families of the same community.
  • Relatives say several injured women are being treated at Central Hospital in Ulhasnagar and they accuse police of taking hours to register a case.
  • The FIR cites the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for causing hurt, criminal intimidation, intentional insult, and unlawful assembly as investigators review CCTV and record witness statements.