Widow beaten up by in-laws over property dispute

A 40-year-old widow was today brutally beaten up and tied to a pole by her in-laws over a property dispute near a temple in Narsinghpura village of Chittorgarh district, police said.
The incident occured this afternoon when three of Kamla Bai's in-laws beat her up, and then dragged her to a nearby pole located inside a temple compound where she was tied up with her sari probably, Investigating Officer Bhanwar Singh said.
A media report also claimed that the woman was stripped by her in-laws during the incident.
Asked to clarify the report, Superintendent of Police, Chittogarh, Raghvendra Suhasa said the police saw her in the hospital, and her clothes might have been torn away by her in-laws during the incident.

Her father-in-law Prabhulal, brother-in-law Suraj and sister-in-law Pushpa were arrested and booked under various sections of IPC, the police said, adding that Prabhulal and Suresh were also booked under section 354 of IPC for molesting the woman.
She was rescued by her neighbours and later admitted to a public health centre in Kanod village, police said.
The victim was was also medically examined by the doctors and said to be out of danger, Singh said.