Father, 18-year-old son allegedly paraded naked over relationship with minor girl in Kolkata
The young man's father alleged that prime accused asked him to either shoot his son with a pistol or stab him with a knife that had been heated in an oven.
An 18-year-old man, his father and a friend were allegedly stripped and forced to walk naked along a busy Kolkata road after being threatened at gunpoint by a family, police have reported. The incident unfolded on Sunday evening when the young man visited the girl in Basundhara Park during Lakshmi Puja. He and his companion were allegedly detained by the accused, who later contacted the young man's father over the phone.
The alleged assailant, identified as Rahul Burman, brandished a pistol threatening to kill them. Burman, who is employed by an online delivery company, allegedly demanded that the father either shoot his son with the pistol or be stabbed with a heated knife. When the father declined, the trio were allegedly compelled to disrobe and march through a crowded main road, unable to use a nearby narrow alleyway.
The father claimed the accused prevented them from taking the safer route, instead forcing them to walk through a busy thoroughfare where people filmed the event, causing it to go viral. The accused have been charged with criminal intimidation, kidnapping, unlawful confinement, outraging the modesty of a woman, and the use of an illegal firearm and sharp weapon.
Police have deployed officers to the area to maintain order amid public unrest following the incident, with residents furious over the alleged assault and the public humiliation of the young man and his family.
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