New Delhi: Villagers in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh gave a bizarre punishment to a person accused of stealing cow from a local’s premises. As part of the punishment for cattle stealing, villagers shaved half the moustache of a man, half-tonsured him also and blackened his face, reported the police.
The incident happened in Marutal village of Damoh district on Thursday.
“The man had allegedly admitted to stealing a cow, following which a group of villagers decided to half-shave his moustache and half-tonsure his head,” said an official.
The official further added that the villages blackened his face and made him walk around the village.
The cattle owner reported that his cow went missing two days before, and based on the suspicion, the villages had caught one Sitaram, who admitted that he had stolen the cow along with another man.
A video has gone viral on social media, after which R B Pande, the in-charge of the Jabalpur Naka police post reached the spot, held him, and brought the accused to the post.
Watch the video here:
MP: दमोह जिले में गाय चोरी के शक में युवक की आधी दाढ़ी-मूंछें काट डाली, आधा सिर भी मुंडवा दिया… वीडियो वायरल pic.twitter.com/PKNZyC7pbN
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The official reported that a complaint has been lodged and further actions will be taken based on the investigation.
