Indian woman attacked with stick for resisting sexual assault

The woman reportedly threatened to shoot herself if the attackers were not arrested

Video of the incident appeared online. PHOTO: FLAME MEDIA / YOUTUBE

An Indian woman was attacked with a baton after she resisted men who allegedly attempted to molest her.

Footage of the incident, which took place at an Uttar Pradesh marketplace showed the woman surrounded by a group of men, one of whom attacked her with a stick when she resisted another who reportedly attempted to grope her and remove her dupatta when she asked for directions.

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The injured woman can be seen bleeding in the video. Police told The Indian Express that of the three suspects, one Anand Yadav had been arrested Wednesday morning. After filing a complaint, the woman reportedly threatened to shoot herself if the attackers were not nabbed.


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According to reports, the woman’s husband was also struck, while her daughter witnessed the incident.

Earlier this year, two Muslim women were beaten up at a railway station in central India on suspicion of carrying beef, an offence in many parts of the Hindu-majority country.

Video footage broadcast on local television channels showed a group of women slapping, kicking and punching the two as a large crowd gathered.

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