Woman beaten, her daughter stripped over water dispute – Telangana Today

Police register a case against eight family members in connection with the attack that took place in Panvel

Thane: As a result of the shocking incident, the woman was beaten, as was her 18-year-old daughter undressed and beaten by neighbors over a water dispute Navi Mumbai– the police reported on Saturday.

The police have registered a case against eight family members in connection with the attack that took place in Panvel on Thursday, but no one has been arrested so far, an official said.

According to the police, the accused attacked the mother-daughter duo on suspicion of them filing complaints about water wastage in their locality in Nhava Sheva area. According to the FIR, the accused allegedly beat up the woman and her daughter and stripped the teenager in a public place, the official said.

He added that the accused allegedly used casteist insults against the victims during the attack. The official said that a case has been registered under Art. 74 (assault or use of criminal force against a woman with the intention of insulting her modesty), Art. 76 (assault or use of criminal force against a woman with the intent to undress) and other relevant provisions of the Act. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.