Woman beaten up brutally with belts and sticks in Punjab, Video goes Viral

Chandigarh: In a shocking incident, a woman was dragged out of her house and beaten up brutally with belts and sticks by at least three men, a video that has gone viral from Punjab's Muktsar area.

As per media reports, the lady had allegedly borrowed a sum of Rs 23,000 from one of the accused Suresh Chaudhary who said to be the brother of a local Congress leader.

Sources also claim that the main accused is the brother of the city's Municipal Corporation councilor Rakesh Chaudhary.

In the 45-second video, he was seen dragging the woman out of her house on the road where at least three men punch, kick and beat the helpless woman with as her family cries for help. A woman who tried to intervene was also pushed back.

Meanwhile, Police had arrested six people in the case. Suresh Chaudhary, Roop Lal, Sunny Chaudhary, Guddi, Sekhu and Jebo have been arrested, while four others -- Rakesh Chaudhary, Hassan, Renu and Jyoti were reported absconding, senior police officer Manjit Singh Dhesi said.

The accused attacked her as she failed to repay the money, informed the sources.

The woman was admitted to the civil hospital in Muktsar and is now out of danger, police added.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh condemned the incident on Twitter and said such acts of violence will not be tolerated.

Efforts were being made to arrest the remaining four accused.

Violence against women, also known as gender-based violence and sexual and gender-based violence are violent acts primarily or exclusively committed against women and girls. Often considered a form of hate crime, this type of violence is gender-based, meaning that the acts of violence are committed against women and girls expressly because they are female.

The UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women states, "violence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women" and "violence against women is one of the crucial social mechanisms by which women are forced into a subordinate position compared with men."

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