As many as 32 people were arrested after a mob of around 40 men allegedly barged into a house and kidnapped a 24-year-old woman at Adibatla in Telangana's Rangareddy district on 9 December. The woman was rescued within six hours, said the police.
What happened? The woman, a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) graduate who had been working as a house surgeon, was supposed to get engaged the same day. Her parents accused a person named Naveen Reddy of leading the mob and kidnapping her. Reddy had reportedly been harassing her to get married to him.
Visuals of the incident show the mob vandalising a car, dragging a man out of a house, and beating him with sticks, as a woman tries to stop them. As many as 32 people were arrested after a mob of around 40 men allegedly barged into a house and kidnapped a 24-year-old woman at Adibatla in Telangana's Rangareddy district on 9 December. The woman was rescued within six hours, said the police.
What happened? The woman, a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) graduate who had been working as a house surgeon, was supposed to get engaged the same day. Her parents accused a person named Naveen Reddy of leading the mob and kidnapping her. Reddy had reportedly been harassing her to get married to him.
Visuals of the incident show the mob vandalising a car, dragging a man out of a house, and beating him with sticks, as a woman tries to stop them.
What did the police say? Rachakonda Police investigating the case said that it has arrested 32 people so far and has seized two vehicles used for the commission of the offence. "No one will be spared from stringent legal action," the police said. The accused have been charged under Sections 147 (rioting), 148 (armed with a deadly weapon), 307 (attempt to murder), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt) of the Indian Penal Code.