Ambala: A woman in Haryana has been booked for thrashing her 80-year-old mother-in-law, after a video showing her cruel act went viral on social media recently.
The incident has taken place at Niwaz Nagar village in Narnaul town of Mahendragarh district. The matter came to light when a school girl captured the entire incident in her phone, in which the accused Kanta Devi can be seen grabbing her mother-in-law Chand Bai, a widow, by her hair.
Dear @mlkhattar Ji
This old woman is from village Niwaj Nagar, Narnaul Dist MahendargarhShe is a proud Ex member of INA and a govt pensioner. She is regularly beaten by her daughter in law. This is heart-wrenching!
Could we please extend her support @police_haryana @cmohry pic.twitter.com/d0ALwikqRi
— Manjinder S Sirsa (@mssirsa) June 7, 2019
Narnaul DSP (headquarters) Vinod Kumar said after getting information about the incident, police along with woman officials reached the spot.
“We asked the victim and she told us that she was beaten up by her daughter-in-law. We have seen the video which shows the brutal act. The medical examination of the woman has also been conducted and we are waiting for its report. The accused has fled from her home and efforts are being made to arrest her at the earliest,” the DSP added.
The police have booked Kanta Devi under Sections 323(punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the IPC.
Haryana Chief Minister also took to Twitter to condemn the shameful incident. He wrote- “This is deplorable and condemnable, such behavior should not be tolerated in civilised society. A case has been registered and the accused has been arrested.”
This is deplorable and condemnable, such behavior should not be tolerated in civilised society.
A case has been registered and the accused has been arrested. https://t.co/WQ1mPLyb9W
— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) June 8, 2019
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