A woman’s head was tonsured and her face was blackened by villagers in Gujarat’s Patan as punishment for running away with her lover.
Villagers in Gujarat’s Patan blacken a woman’s face and tonsure her head as punishment for running away with her lover. (Image: Screenshot from the video)
Villagers in the Harji area of Gujarat’s Patan blackened a woman’s face and tonsured her head as punishment for running away with her lover. The incident was captured on video that has now gone viral.
The villagers belonged to the Vadi tribe and viewed their act as a violation of the rules.
The woman was seen crying and desperately pleading with the villagers to release her, but her pleading fell on deaf ears. While she cried, the men kept rubbing her face with ink.
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According to the latest information, the villagers were upset that the woman ran away with her lover. They thought that their act earned the tribe a bad name and decided to punish them.
The county government intervened as soon as they received the information about the incident. Patan Superintendent of Police Chief Singh Gulati arrived and arrested 15 people in connection with the matter.
Supreet Singh Gulati said: “The incident took place in the Harij area of Gujarats Patan. Tribal members of the Vadi community punish people who break rules in this way, which is a violation of the law. 17 people have been arrested so far. People who were clearly visible in the video will be interviewed. “
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