On December 10, Ashoka’s 42-year-old mother was dragged out of her home, stripped naked and paraded. She was then tied to a pole and assaulted since her son had eloped with Priyanka, who lived in the same village.
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The Karnataka High Court passed an interim order against displaying any video or interaction that could reveal the victim’s identity and directed the advocate general to submit a status report by December 14.
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday took suo-motu cognizance of newspaper reports of a woman allegedly beaten up and paraded naked after her son eloped with a girl and later tied her to an electricity.
The Court also took strong exception to the revelation of the victim's visuals and identity during media reportage on the incident. "We are adding injury to her insult. This is shocking," the Chief Justice said.