70-Year-Old Woman Thrashed by Relatives in Diu; Case Registered

Diu: A 70-year-old woman was allegedly thrashed by her relatives over a family dispute in Diu district of Union Territory of Daman, Diu and Dra, and Nagar Haveli, police said on Saturday.

A CCTV footage of incident, which occurred earlier this week, surfaced on social media, and police have registered a non-cognizable offence under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), an official said.

Footage of incident that took place at Bucharwa village on July 31 showed two men beating woman with a stick and slapping her, he said.

victim, Sonaben Bhagwan, suffered minor injuries and was rushed to a hospital for treatment, official said.

"Around 4 pm on July 31, we received information that two persons, identified as Manish Premji and Premji Babu, were beating up an old woman. victim's son lodged a complaint," said Superintendent of Police, Diu, Piyush Fulzele.

A non-cognizable offence was registered at Diu police station under provisions of BNS related to intentional insult, causing hurt, among ors, he said.

Since it is a non-cognizable offence, police will take action against accused once court grants permission.