UP: Elderly woman brutally beaten up in Ghaziabad; cops arrest suspect

In a shocking addition to the exacerbating rate of crime in India, an elderly woman in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district was brutally beaten up by unidentified miscreants. According to sources, the woman had resisted an eve-teasing attempt, following which the local youths took to thrashing her up in full public view instead.

The shocking incident took place on September 12 in Rajapur village under the Kavinagar Police Station limits. A video of the incident went viral on social media.

वादी द्वारा लिखायी गयी FIR में छेडखानी का जिक्र नहीं है सिर्फ मारपीट का जिक्र है अभियुक्त को गिरफ्तार कर वैधानिक कार्रवाई की जा रही है pic.twitter.com/OY4kxqxK6P

— GHAZIABAD POLICE (@ghaziabadpolice) September 15, 2020

The police have taken cognizance of the inhuman incident and the matter is being investigated.

According to the Ghaziabad Police, the FIR lodged by the complainant does not mention any eve-teasing incident. The woman had alleged that she was beaten up by some local youths in her complaint, the police said.

The police have arrested a local youth who allegedly thrashed the elderly woman. The suspect is being interrogated by the police for more leads in the case.