A former sarpanch and his wife in Maharashtra have been arrested by the police for allegedly thrashing a woman forest guard along with her husband at a village in Satara district of Maharashtra. The woman is reportedly three months pregnant.
Yesterday, the accused man, a member of the local forest management committee, got angry at the woman forest guard for taking the contractual forest labourers along with her "without his permission".
Pregnant Woman Forest Guard Thrashed
The video of the assault has gone viral on social media. "The accused has been arrested this morning and will face the law at its strictest. Such acts will not be tolerated," said Maharashtra Environment Minister of Aaditya Thackeray while sharing the video on his Twitter handle.
Additionally, Satara Superintendent of Police (SP) Ajay Kumar Bansal said, "He and his wife allegedly beat up the woman forest guard, who is three months pregnant, as the accused was angry over the guard taking the contractual forest labourers along with her without his permission."
The SP even added that the accused man is a former sarpanch of the village and a member of the local forest management committee and the woman is his wife.
"He and his wife allegedly beat up the woman forest guard, who is three months pregnant, as the accused was angry over the guard taking the contractual forest labourers along with her without his permission," said Bansal.
Satara SP Ajay Kumar Bansal said "We are finding out that there has been no harm to the fetus of the pregnant woman forest guard. If this happens, then the relevant section in the case will be increased. Prima facie there is no harm to the fetus."
A case has already been registered against the couple at the Satara taluka police station SP Bansal said.
The pregnant woman has been identified as Sindhu Sanap who said that ever since she started her job, the former sarpanch had been threatening her and demanding money.
"When I did not pay the money, on January 19, while returning from work, he attacked me and my husband and beat me up. He was beaten with slippers." said Sindhu Sanap.
Maharashtra's State Commission for Women has taken cognizance of the matter and has sought a report from SP. They have demanded for a strict action to be taken against the accused couple.
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