Telangana Tribal Woman Kicked, Slapped, Stomped On In Alleged Money Row
NDTV
Four people - identified as Bandi Venkatesh and his wife, as well as the victim's sister and husband, have been arrested in connection with the assault.
A 26-year-old tribal woman from Telangana's Nagarkurnool district was tortured in public for a week - she was beaten and chilli powder was rubbed into her eyes and genitals, which were reportedly also burnt - after a mob that confronted the mother of three over missing money turned violent. Young woman recounts how accused BandiVenkatesh had threatened her sister to put freshly ground chillies in her eyes & private parts & then how she was burnt repeatedly with cloth dipped in diesel, though she pleaded for mercy; Mother can't stop her tears, husband stands helpless pic.twitter.com/XH9mTFkRP0
Disturbing videos of the incident showed the woman - in a pink saree - squatting on the ground surrounded by screaming villagers; in one video she sits motionless even as those around her - particularly a second woman in an orange saree carrying a large stick - shout and screech at her.
The video then takes a horrific turn after one of the men suddenly turned violent; he grabbed the woman - sitting silently all the while - by the neck, forced her to the ground and stomped on her.
