Wife Stripped Naked By Husband, In-Laws In Rajasthan; Shameful Video Goes Viral

Even as India is recovering from the horrific May 4 incident in Manipur where two women were stripped and paraded naked, a similar incident has come to light from Rajasthan this time.

A 21-year-old tribal woman was stripped naked and paraded in a village in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh district by her husband. The incident was recorded on camera and the clip of the shameful incident has now gone viral. The incident took place on Thursday and the clip went viral on Friday.

Dhariyawad SHO Peshawar Khan has stated that the initial investigation revealed that the woman was in a relationship with another man.

Director General of Police (DGP) Umesh Mishra said the in-laws of the woman kidnapped her and took her to their village where the incident took place. Her in-laws were upset as she was staying with another man, the senior cop said.

On the direction of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, DGP Mishra sent ADG (Crime) Dinesh MN to Pratapgarh on Friday night. The video showed a man stripping a woman in front of people and parading her naked in a village of the district.

DGP Mishra in Jaipur said that the state government has taken the incident very seriously and has sent ADG Dinesh to Pratapgarh.

He said six teams have been formed to arrest the accused and Pratapgarh Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar is camping in the village.

Responding to the incident, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said, "In Pratapgarh district, a video of a woman being stripped naked by her in-laws has surfaced in a family dispute between Pihar and in-laws. The Director General of Police has been instructed to send ADG Crime on the spot and take strict action in this matter. There is no place for such criminals in a civilized society. These criminals will be put behind bars as soon as possible and punished after being prosecuted 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. The BJP leader also appealed to people to not share the video, saying that the incident has put Rajasthan to shame.

Congress MLA, Dhariyawad Assembly, Pratapgarh, Nagraj Meena said, "I came to know about this incident at around 9 pm. I held a discussion with the District Collector and the District Superintendent of Police...The incident cannot be condemned enough. Such incidents should not happen. Police will take immediate action on this..."