Statesman News Service
MALDA, Nov. 9: Piyara Bibi (32) and Nasirul Islam (25), were subjected to severe caning at Bundhia village under the English Bazaar police station yesterday. Villagers thought their affair as an illicit one and as a result they had organised a conciliatory meeting yesterday. It was learnt that Nasirul was first found to be close to Piyara who was married three years ago. Some of the villagers objected to talk to her and disapproved their meeting occasionally. When he was warned against it Nasirul left the village, but again returned a few days back. On Wednesday he was again found talking to Piyara. This infuriated a section of the villagers terming it as ‘crime’. Villagers roughed up Piyara on Wednesday night and even her five-year-old son who came to rescue his mother was not spared either.It was decided that a trial would be held on Thursday. Interestingly, Piyara’s husband like many others of the village had gone to Uttar Pradesh as day labourer. The woman was warned against going for treatment or lodging a complaint with police in which case she would be tonsured or paraded naked.The panchayat gave the verdict of caning the couple. In addition, Nasirul was slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 and Piyara Rs 2,000.“We have sent a police team to inquire into the matter,” said the Malda additional SP Mr S Sarkar.
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