The villagers of Pundaiya village threatened local police of dire consequences if a medical store owner and his son, accused of beating up a local lady, are not arrested. The lady was assaulted on Wednesday evening but the attackers continue to roam free, locals alleged. A case was registered against two men at Saria police station on Wednesday night after a 35-year-old woman was brutally bashed up by medical store owner and his son, police sources said.
According to reports the woman identified as Rekha Devi had gone to the medical store to buy a medicine, while the medical store owner Arun Daga has given her a medicine and demanded to pay him Rs 100 but Rekha Devi denied to pay him Rs 100 and asked him it cost is only Rs 80 and why she will pay Rs 100. During this process a heated arguments began that resulted into the incident.
On the other hand, the Rekha Devi said on Wednesday night an owner of medial store Arun Daga and his son pulled herout and started hitting her and snatched her golden chain.
SDPO Deepak Kumar Sharma said that the police was concerned and investigation was going on in the issue.