After Manipur, 2 women beaten, paraded half-naked in Bengal’s Malda

A purported video from West Bengal’s Malda has emerged on social media platforms showing two women being beaten and paraded half-naked.

According to initial reports, the incident occurred three to four days ago. Local people in Malda’s Pakuahat had caught the two women on suspicion of theft and thrashed them.

The purported video showed several women assaulting the two accused women. However, no complaint about the incident was lodged with the West Bengal Police.

The police claimed that they became aware of the incident only after the video came to their attention. Upon conducting a preliminary investigation, it was discovered that the two women were caught red-handed while committing theft and were subsequently subjected to a beating by local women shopkeepers.

After the incident, the women who caught them in the act also fled, and those who had beaten them up were reluctant to file any complaints due to fear.

According to the West Bengal Police, “The incident happened in Pakuhat area in Malda 3 to 4 days back. Two women were caught in suspicion of theft by local traders. Both women were thrashed by the local female traders. Later both women left or escaped from the area and did not lodge any police complaints. Traders also did not file any complaint in this regard.”

Now, the police have initiated an investigation into the matter and appropriate action will be taken.

Manipur is once again gripped with tension after a video surfaced on social video platforms, showing two women being paraded naked by dozens of men. The video, dated May 4, emerged on social media late Wednesday night.

The women in the video belonged to one of the warring communities in the hill state. The mob also gang-raped one of the women and her brother was killed when he tried to intervene. Soon after it went viral, the video stoked a nationwide outrage.

The incident triggered outrage, with leaders across political lines condemning the heinous act. Opposition parties also cornered the ruling BJP government in Parliament over the incident. In the latest development, the house of the main accused was burnt down by miscreants on Friday.