Observing that it is not satisfied with the actions taken by the authorities after the incident of assault and stripping of a woman in Belagavi district came to light, the High Court of Karnataka on Thursday directed the State government to submit additional status report on whether proper counselling was provided to her, and why the remaining eight accused persons have not been arrested yet.
The court also wondered what had happened to the crime prevention apparatus of the police as the accused persons indulged in criminal activities, like damaging and ransacking the victim’s house, dragging her on to the streets, stripping her, assaulting her and attempting to strangulate her prior to tying her to an electricity pole, for about two-and-a-half-hours, from 1 a.m. to 3.30 a.m.
“The status report is falling too short to refer to certain areas at this stage. It many not be appropriate to indicate these areas in our orders at this stage as we have already indicated them to the AG. Least we can say that we are not satisfied by the way things took place post the incident,” the court said in its order.
