In Chhindwara, women thrashed a young man on suspicion of witchcraft and garlanded him with shoes and
slippers. Actually, there is a police post of Chaurai, Hivarkhedi, here there is a tribal-dominated village, Barah
Bariyari. On september 4, the entire police force was engaged in the demonstration of Gondwana in Chaurai.
A constable along with a clerk was deployed at the post. Then news came that there was a dispute going on in
Barah Bariyari. When the police reached the spot on the information, the whole village was roaming around
the village after blackening the face of 35-year-old Chhote Lal, who was living here and was wearing slippers.
After this nothing big should happen, for this the police arrested this young man and took preventive action
and sent him to jail under section 151. The matter has come and gone, but now its video is going viral on
social media. There was an uproar after the video became public. In a hurry, the police reached the village, but
there was no one to complain. The villagers are hesitant in giving information. Nothing is known about the
victim's family since that day. Now seeing the matter catching up, the police has started looking for the victim
Chhote Lal Uike, so that further action can be taken.
What was the matter?
Actually, Chhotalal Uike lives with his parents in Barah Bariyari village. The wife has left. Chhotalal is
accused of stealing clothes of village women and practicing witchcraft, due to which cattle are dying and
people are falling ill. The rural panchayat has given him advice three to four times in the past. On September
4, the panchayat met again and this time the women caught Chhotalal red handed while stealing clothes,
blackened his face, garlanded him with slippers and made him roam around the village beating him with shoes
and slippers.
After the video of the incident surfaced, collector Manoj Pushp has formed a joint team of the administration
to investigate the incident. The case is being investigated by Chaurai SDM Prabhat Mishra and SDOP
Saurabh Tiwari. Yesterday, a joint team of officers took statements in the case and found that the incident was
true. There is a possibility of legal action being taken against the culprits today.
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