Guwahati: In a brutal case of assault, Tripura Police have arrested four locals for mercilessly beating a 27-year-old youth by stripping him naked over an alleged affair with a girl at Sat Sangam village of Dharmanagar in Tripura’s North district, police said on Tuesday.
The critically injured youth Anup Das has been admitted to the hospital after the brutal assault.
According to the Tripura Police the incident occurred four days ago when Anup when to meet the girl we loved in the village. The moment the youth was seen by the family members of the girl he was stripped in front of all the villagers and mercilessly beaten by the four youths after tying him to a pole.
The arrested persons have been identified as Panna Akura, Kush Akura, Lab Akura and Samarjit Akura, and were sent to judicial custody.
Police said that they have registered a case under sections 342, 325, 307, 120(b) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against these arrested persons.
“The girl’s father and brother and two neighbours were among the four arrested persons. We arrested them on the same day of the incident. All of them are currently in judicial custody”, said North district superintendent of police (SP) Bhanupada Chakraborty.