Married woman 'caught cheating' thrashed by 15 men until she lost consciousness

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married woman accused of having an affair has reportedly been publicly thrashed and forced to 'marry' her lover in a sick act of mob violence.The horrific scene unfolded in the Indian village of Madhya Krishnapur in West Bengal on Saturday night (April 16) and saw the woman hospitalised, according to local police.Teliamura Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Sonacharan Jamatia told news agency Press Trust of India: "We will send a team to meet the victim to know the actual incident. "The police has not received any written complaint yet, but there will be an inquiry into the alleged incident".

She told reporters that her husband led a group of fifteen men to a paddy field while accusing her of having an extra-marital affair and began thrashing her, leading her to lose consciousness.Her suspected lover was also physically harassed.A video circulated on social media showed her surrounded by villagers after regaining consciousness, with them forcing her to exchange garlands with her alleged lover as a symbol of marriage as they made loud noises.The video also showed some young people encouraging the husband to apply vermillion on the woman's forehead.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.The husband reportedly admitted to local media that he and his family members beat her up for her alleged relationship with another man, who was from the same village as them.He said: "After the incident, I took her to Teliamura hospital for treatment and I spent the whole night there.

The police visited my residence".Chairperson Barnali Goswami from the state-level Tripura Commission for Women (TCW) condemned the alleged incident..