A Dalit woman was allegedly stripped, beaten-up and urinated upon by a moneylender, his son and others over ₹1,500 loan interest in Bihar. The woman has sustained serious injuries and admitted to a primary health centre for treatment. Chief minister Nitish Kumar said stern action would be taken against the perpetrators as he has instructed officials to look into the case on “priority basis”.
The incident has happened at Mosimpur village under Khusrupur Police station in Patna district late on Saturday (September 23) night.
The woman in her 30s has lodged complained at the Khusrupur police station saying she was beaten-up, stripped and urinated upon by Pramod Singh, his son Anshu Singh and three-four other unidentified persons late on September 23 night. The women in her complaint also has said that her husband, a casual worker, had taken loan of ₹1,500 from Pramod Singh few months back and had repaid it with interest but the money lender continued to seek more interest from them at regular intervals.
