Rape victim forced to lick sputum by panchayat in Bihar; FIR filed
A woman was forced to lick sputum by a village panchayat in Begusarai. She had alleged rape by a co-villager on multiple occasions. The local council instead accused her of an illicit relationship. An FIR was lodged after a video of the incident went viral. Police are investigating the video and searching for the rape accused.
In a village in Bihar's Begusarai district, a woman was allegedly forced to lick sputum in front of a panchayat following an alleged rape by a neighbor. The incident occurred on June 5, but gained public attention after a video of the event went viral on social media on Saturday. Begusarai DSP Nikhil Kumar stated that an FIR was filed on July 31 regarding the case, though the authenticity of the video is under investigation.
The woman, identified as Ruchi (name changed), was raped by Nitish, her neighbor, on the nights of June 2 and 4. After the alleged rape, some villagers saw Nitish flee but instead accused Ruchi of having an illicit relationship. Ruchi's husband, who works as a laborer in Tamil Nadu, said she initially kept quiet about the incident but later informed him over the phone.
She alleged that police initially refused to register her complaint until the video's viral spread. According to her, she was coerced into licking sputum in the presence of Sanjay Yadav, son of the local ward councillor, and Nitish's mother. The rape accused is currently at large, and police will take action against those found guilty if the video is confirmed as genuine.
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