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Moral policing in Goalpara: Couple thrashed by mob
Published : Jun 22, 2018, 3:05 pm IST
Updated : Jun 22, 2018, 3:05 pm IST
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A mob waylaid an unmarried couple going on a motorcycle
A mob waylaid an unmarried couple going on a motorcycle

In a case of moral policing, a mob waylaid an unmarried couple going on a motorcycle and assaulted them for traveling together....

In a case of moral policing, a mob waylaid an unmarried couple going on a motorcycle and assaulted them for traveling together, police said today. The incident went viral on social media following which two persons have been arrested. The mob waylaid the couple in their 20s and assaulted them at Pukhurpur village in Rongjuli area on June 19. The brother of the man, who was attacked, has claimed that villagers later held a meeting and forced the two to get married.

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Assam Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia said that as no case was filed, the police registered a suo motu case and investigations were on. While one person was arrested yesterday, another person was picked up this morning, police said. They were booked under various IPC sections including 342 (wrongful confinement), 325 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt) and 354b (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe).

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