Tanaji Jr

Police in Kolkata have arrested three members of a 13-year-old girl’s family, including both her parents, after an 18-year-old, his father and his friend were allegedly assaulted and paraded naked in an act of mob justice. According to police, the 18-year-old met the girl with his friend on Sunday. The girl’s uncle allegedly saw the teenager kissing her and alerted her father and another uncle. The family then took the youths to their home, beat them, and forced the 18-year-old to call his father. When the father arrived, he was also assaulted. A senior officer said the family threatened to shoot all three if they refused to strip, then made them walk naked for about 50 metres along the lane outside the house. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media. After the father’s complaint, police registered a case under several Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections, including attempt to murder, wrongful confinement, criminal intimidation and kidnapping. The girl’s father, mother and uncle have been arrested, and raids continue for other accomplices. All three victims, who have been medically examined, say they were threatened with a firearm, which police have yet to recover. Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage and questioning eyewitnesses.