Overview
- A 32-year-old in Balawas village in Jhabua was forced to carry her husband, beaten, and had her head shaved on April 12 after villagers accused her of eloping.
- Videos that spread Tuesday on social media triggered police action, and officers found the woman and placed her under protection.
- Police said they have registered a case against 10 people under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, India’s penal code, and arrested four, including the husband.
- Officers named four accused as Surya Bhuria, Dilip Bhuria, Babu Bhuria, and Shailesh Bharia, and they cited BNS Sections 74, 76, 85, 296(A), 115(2), and 351(3).
- The woman told police she left home due to alleged abuse by her father-in-law, and local reports describe an illegal tribal panchayat’s role as the probe widens to those who filmed and shared the clips.