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Assam Bar Assault: Seven Arrested After Woman Attacked in Guwahati
Police in Guwahati arrested seven people after a woman was allegedly attacked at a bar.
The arrests include three women.
Police say the attack happened at about 2:30 a.m.
on Friday.
They say the woman was assaulted inside the bar and then dragged to the basement.
She was allegedly attacked there again and became partly unconscious.
Police began investigating after a video of the incident appeared on social media.
They have not yet determined what started the assault.
The woman is out of danger but still needs medication.
Seven people, including three women, were arrested over an alleged assault at The Locals Bar-Cum-Restaurant in Khanapara, Guwahati.
Police said the assault occurred inside the bar around 2:30 a.m. Friday.
The woman was allegedly dragged by her hair and clothes to the basement and assaulted again.
Police registered a suo motu case under multiple Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections, including attempted murder and sexual harassment.
The victim is out of danger but needs medication; police have not established what triggered the assault.
- Who
- Seven people, including three women, were arrested in connection with the alleged assault; the victim is a woman.
- What
- A woman was allegedly assaulted inside a bar and again in its basement.
- Where
- The Locals Bar-Cum-Restaurant in Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam.
- When
- Around 2:30 a.m. Friday; police registered the case Friday night and announced the arrests on Saturday.
- Why
- Police have not established what triggered the assault.
Key facts
- Arrests
- Seven people, including three women
- Venue
- The Locals Bar-Cum-Restaurant
- Area
- Khanapara, Guwahati
- Reported time
- Around 2:30 a.m. Friday
- Case registration
- Dispur police registered a suo motu case on Friday night
- Charges cited
- Sections include attempted murder, assault on a woman with intent to outrage her modesty, and sexual harassment
- Victim's condition
- Out of danger but needs medication
Quotes
Dispur police
Police who issued a statement about the investigation and the alleged assault.
“Thereafter, she was allegedly dragged by her hair and clothes towards the basement, where she was again assaulted and appeared to become semi-conscious.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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