Dalit Woman¡¯s Nose Chopped Off, Husband Beaten Up For Not Becoming Bonded Labourers
Two men accused in the case are absconding.
In an appalling incident of caste-based atrocities, a 35-year-old Dalit woman¡¯s nose was allegedly slashed while her husband was beaten up by two members of an upper caste family in Renvjha village, Sagar Madhya Pradesh.
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Narendra Singh (32) and his father Sahab Singh beat up the woman¡¯s husband on Monday when he refused to go to their house and do some work, inspector R S Bagri of Surkhi police station said.
When the woman was taking her husband to a hospital, Narendra and Sahab attacked her too, the police officer said. Madhya Pradesh Women¡¯s Commission (MPWC) chairperson Lata Wankhede claimed that the woman¡¯s nose was cut.
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The incident came to light on Wednesday when the woman went to a camp organised by the MPWC in the area to hear complaints of violation of women¡¯s rights, and narrated her ordeal to Wankhede.
The MPWC chief told reporters that the accused, who wanted to make the woman and her husband ¡°bonded labourers¡±, had cut the woman¡¯s nose.
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She had directed the police to arrest the accused and take strict action in the case, Wankhede said.
Bagri said the police registered a case, and were looking for the accused who were absconding.
