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Five Arrested After Video Shows Woman Constable Assaulted During Chhattisgarh Anti-Mining Unrest

Police say investigators are using video evidence to identify additional suspects.

Overview

  • The five arrested are Mangal Rathia, Chinesh Khamari, Premsingh Rathia, Kirti Shriwas, and Vanmali Rathia from Raigarh district.
  • Two accused remain absconding as police analyze footage, social media posts, and eyewitness accounts to track more participants.
  • FIRs invoke serious offenses including molestation, attempt to murder, loot, relevant Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita sections, and IT Act section 67A.
  • A blurred clip shared by the All India Mahila Congress shows the constable on the ground pleading as men tear her uniform.
  • The December 27 clash in Tamnar followed weeks of protests over the Gare Pelma Sector-I coal block, with arson of police vehicles and vandalism at a Jindal Power facility leading the district administration to initiate cancellation of the public hearing.