00:00 Hello and welcome, you are watching HW News English, I am Saurabh George.
00:03 In today's news report, I am going to talk about a woman and his son who were stripped
00:09 and assaulted by a group of individuals on the outskirts of Agartala. And the authorities have
00:15 not yet made any arrests related to this case as mentioned by an officer. According to the
00:21 information from residents, three teenagers supposedly stole money from a shop in Chandmura
00:26 of Agartala outskirts on Sunday, intending to buy drugs. Several young individuals apprehended the
00:33 trio, subsequently releasing two while keeping one minor detained. On Monday, area residents
00:39 led by a Gram Panchayat member summoned the minor and his mother to a kangaroo court where certain
00:44 youths brutally beat both women and her son. The police later intervened rescuing the injured
00:51 woman and her son, who was then admitted to Agartala Government Medical College and Hospital
00:56 with multiple injuries. A police investigation was initiated including recording statement from
01:02 the victims in an attempt to apprehend the culprit involved in the crime but still no arrests have
01:07 been made thus far. The woman shared her ordeal with the media. She said, and I am quoting,
01:13 "While I consented to returning the stolen money, the drunk youth mercilessly assaulted my son and
01:19 me, even shaving my son's head. Eventually, they exposed me to the public, subjected me to a
01:24 beating and attempted to harm both of us. Ultimately, the police arrived at the scene,
01:29 rescuing us from the crowd." Reports from media indicate that Chief Minister Manik Saha has
01:34 acknowledged the incident and instructed law enforcement to press charges against all the
01:39 individuals implicated in the offence. Now the question is, do we have law and police in this
01:45 country? I am asking this because incidents like these seem to be increasing day by day.
01:51 Why no fear of law and police? If we do, what right does anybody has to take the law into their
01:57 own hands, beat and strip a woman and her son? What era are we living in?
02:03 That's all on the topic, stay tuned with HW News English, thank you for joining us.