On Monday, a team of the National Commission for Women reached Rajasthan’s Pratapgarh district to investigate the case of a tribal woman being paraded naked by her husband and in-laws.
The National Commission for Women team praised the prompt action taken by the police in the case in which 11 people, including the husband of the woman, have been arrested.
The team comprising NCW member Delina Khongdup and counsellor Shalini Singh met the administrative and police officers and took updates about the case.
Delina Khongdup said, “Because of the police, the victim is now fearless and wants to live with her parents. We are investigating… whatever the facts, we will also send them to the Ministry of Women and Child Development.”
A video of the woman being paraded naked by her husband and in-laws in a village under Dhariyawad police station area of Pratapgarh had gone viral, following which the NCW took suo moto cognisance of the matter.
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