Woman Beaten for Busting Illegal Liquor Racket in Narela, 6 Nabbed

The victim was beaten and her clothes were torn by other women of the locality who were involved in bootlegging.

The victim alleged that she was threatened and asked to not raise her voice against liquor mafia.

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A woman member of the Nasha Mukti Panchayat was beaten and assaulted by members of a house on Thursday, 7 December, after she helped bust an illicit liquor racket. Six women have been arrested in connection with the case. The victim had assisted the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) in conducting raids at JJ Cluster in Narela on 6 December.

The victim was allegedly beaten and her clothes were torn by other women of the locality, who were apparently involved in bootlegging, police said. The police have registered a case under the sections 323,342,354,354B,506,509/34 of the IPC.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took note of the incident and tweeted:

He also visited the victim at a hospital where she had been admitted earlier on Friday.

Lt Governor Anil Baijal also tweeted:

DCW chief Swati Maliwal alleged that the woman had tipped off the Commission about illegal liquor sale during an inspection in Narela area on Wednesday night, after which she was attacked on Thursday by a mob of over 25 people and was assaulted with iron rods.

Her clothes were torn and she was paraded naked in the area and the entire incident was filmed and the video was allegedly shared in the area by these criminals.

"The entire incident proves complete lawlessness and zero fear of law in the area, and it is shocking that police did not take any action to protect these women," Maliwal said.

In a video which was shared by Maliwal on her Twitter handle, the victim alleged that she was threatened and asked to not raise her voice against liquor mafia.

"I was dragged and disrobed. A police personnel tried to stop them from meting out such inhuman treatment but he was also thrashed. They also said that they would do the same with Maliwal and other women who will oppose their actions," the victim said between sobs in the video.

Maliwal, in turn, summoned the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rohini District, to appear before the women’s panel and submit an action taken report along with details of the FIR registered in the incident of attack on the woman.

Rajneesh Gupta, DCP, Rohini, said that the woman was beaten and her clothes were "torn a bit", but denied she was paraded naked.

The injuries are blunt and there is no fracture, he said, adding that the woman has always been associated with police in their action against bootleggers.

On Wednesday night, the local police confiscated 300 bottles of liquor from a house after they were provided information about it by a DCW team.

(with inputs from PTI)

Video Editor: Mohd Irshad Alam