Accused Of Stealing Phone, Jharkhand Girl Stripped and Filmed

Accused of stealing a mobile phone, a tribal girl in Dumka area of Jharkhand was stripped naked and filmed.

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Accused of stealing a mobile phone, a tribal girl in Dumka area of Jharkhand was stripped naked and filmed. The victim’s father claims that he went to the police station but nobody came forward to help him. The poor farmer is now threatening to commit suicide along with his daughter.

“The gram-panchayat decided that if she has stolen the phone, she should pay a penalty of Rs 18,600, I agreed. They blamed everything on her and asked us to pay this amount. I said that this is the farming time and I would need time to arrange the money. I told them that I would arrange the money somehow and pay the penalty by 25th August,” he said.

According to the victim, a girl in college lost her cell phone the same day the victim had bought a cell phone for Rs 500. Hence, the girl suspected the victim of stealing her phone.

The matter was taken to the Student’s council where the victim’s father was charged with a penalty of Rs 28,600.

The police say that the case is under investigation and legal action will be taken against the accused students involved in the incidents. The college principle is yet to respond to the incident.

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