Kanpur: Wife spots husband with another woman, beats him up in public

A video from the Kanpur district showing a woman and her family beating up a man with slippers has gone viral. The woman was angered by her husband meeting another woman at a restaurant.

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  • The woman has accused her husband of cheating, harassment
  • Victim has filed a complaint against wife, in-laws for the thrashing
  • Police say a family dispute has been pending between the couple

A woman in Kanpur has reversed a popular perception -- that men beat up women.

An unusual sight has gone viral in Uttar Pradesh -- that of a woman beating up her husband.

Why? Because he cheated on her.

A video from the Kanpur district showing a woman and her family beating up a man with slippers has gone viral.

As per reports, the victim Vipin Kumar, a resident of Panki was sitting in a restaurant with a woman friend on Sunday.

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His wife came to know of the meeting and confronted him at the restaurant with her brothers in tow.

The group beat up Vipin -- hitting him with slippers, pulling his hair. Bystanders took videos of the thrashing and posted them on social media.

The woman alleged that her husband was involved with multiple women. She claimed that a case of cheating and harassment had also been filed against him with the Kanpur police.

After the incident, Vipin filed a complaint with the local police.

Police officials said that the case was of a domestic dispute and had been pending for the past 10 years. The Kanpur police has initiated a probe into the matter and assured that appropriate action will be taken once a proper investigation is conducted.

Vipin however, has accused the police of siding with his wife. He says that he and his wife have been living separately and a case is pending between the couple.