Overview

• Police say the incident occurred on September 16 in Gerita village, Vijapur taluka, leaving a 30-year-old with severe burns.
• According to the complaint, the sister-in-law, Jamuna Thakor, allegedly led the ordeal with her husband, Manubhai Thakor, and two others over suspicions about the victim’s fidelity.
• An FIR names the four accused, who have been booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for assault, criminal intimidation, and voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
• A video surfaced days later showing the coercion and spread widely on social media, intensifying public attention on the case.
• The woman remains hospitalized in Vijapur, and police say the accused are absconding as efforts to locate and arrest them continue.