EIGHT people, including the husband of a 21-year-old tribal woman who was allegedly stripped naked and paraded in a village in Rajasthan’s Pratapgarh district, have been detained, police said on Saturday. The incident, caught on camera, was widely criticised by various political leaders. In a statement, DGP Umesh Mishra said 10 people have been named in the FIR for molestation, thrashing the woman besides other relevant sections. Of these, eight, including the main accused, have been detained, it said. He said the victim lodged a complaint against her husband Kanha Gameti along with Suraj, Beniya, Netiya, Nathu and Mahendra for forcibly taking her on a motorcycle and parading her naked. “The main accused Kanha, Netiya, Beniya and Pintu and a minor have been detained apart from spectators of the crime Punia, Khetia and Motilal,” the police statement said. Police also said that Kanha, Netiya and Benia got injured while trying to flee and are being treated at Pratapgarh district hospital.

 

“The search for the remaining accused is on. Additional force has been deployed for maintaining peace and law and order,” the statement stated. Initial investigation revealed that the woman was in a relationship with another man, said Dhariyawad SHO Peshawar Khan. Police said the in-laws of the woman kidnapped her and took her to their village where the incident took place on Thursday. Her in-laws were annoyed as she was staying with another man. They also said that six teams have been formed to arrest the accused and Pratapgarh Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar is camping in the village. CM Gehlot meets victim, announces Rs 10 lakh assistance and Govt job: RAJASTHAN CM Ashok Gehlot has announced financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh and a government job for the woman who was stripped and paraded by her husband and others in Pratapgarh district, an official statement said on Saturday.

 

He met the victim and her family in Dhariyawad in Pratapgarh on Saturday afternoon. The Opposition BJP has targeted the Congress Government over the incident that occurred on Thursday, accusing it of failing to contain crimes against women in the State. at the criminals will be given the strictest punishment by prosecuting them in a fast-track court, the statement said. He said that such incidents and criminals have no place in a civilised society. “Such tragic and inhuman incidents should be condemned in one voice,” Gehlot said. The Chief Minister said that “prevention of crimes against women is our top priority”. “In the Pratapgarh incident, the act of the in-laws owing to a dispute with the woman's family is highly condemnable,” Ghelot said, noting that as soon as the incident came to the notice, ADG Crime was directed to go to the spot and take strict action. “Police took swift action and detained all the accused within a few hours,” the Chief Minister said.

 

On the direction of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, DGP Mishra sent ADG (Crime) Dinesh M N to Pratapgarh Friday night. Gehlot took cognisance of the incident and posted on X, “Such incidents have no place in a civilised society.” He said the accused will be arrested soon and tried in a fast-track court. Former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje alleged that the video of a pregnant woman being stripped in front of people was doing rounds on social media, but the administration was not aware of it. She also appealed to people to not share the video, saying the incident has put Rajasthan to shame.