A young woman, who allegedly eloped with her paramour, was beaten up, stripped in public along with her boy friend and tied to trees in Karakoli village near Sarada in this district today, police said here. The woman had reportedly eloped with the man about a fortnight ago. Locals searched them out and brought back to the village where the pair was stripped and beaten publicly. They were later tied to trees till the police reached to intervene.
The villagers pelted stones on the police and resisted its bid for liberating the victims, police sources said. The police resorted to lathi charge to disperse the mob. Unofficial reports also said that police fired in the air, however, the officials did not confirm firing. Later, the duo was freed and taken to the police station for protection, the sources said. UNI