

{"id":68613,"date":"2020-06-09T17:14:40","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T11:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=68613"},"modified":"2020-10-06T16:27:06","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T10:57:06","slug":"gujarat-minor-girl-publicly-thrashed-for-eloping-video-viral-as-dalit-girl-beaten-up-in-up-by-upper-cast-men-drawing-water-from-a-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/gujarat-minor-girl-publicly-thrashed-for-eloping-video-viral-as-dalit-girl-beaten-up-in-up-by-upper-cast-men-drawing-water-from-a-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Video from Gujarat shared as upper caste men in UP assault Dalit woman for drawing water from well"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A disturbing video of three men brutally assaulting a woman with sticks and pulling her by her hair was shared on social media. A message in Tamil claims that upper-castes beat up a Dalit woman for drinking water from a public well.<\/p>\n<p>[Warning: Violent and disturbing content. Viewer discretion is advised.]<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ta\">\u0bae\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b86\u0b9a\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b86\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baf\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baf\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b86\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0baa\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b86\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bjpagainstdalith?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bjpagainstdalith<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bjpagainstnation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bjpagainstnation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dtSmv77SGi\">pic.twitter.com\/dtSmv77SGi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud804\udc2b\ud804\udc3c\ud804\udc22\ud804\udc46\ud804\udc22\ud804\udc2b\ud804\udc3a\ud804\udc35\ud804\udc46_\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd (@Raja_Muthamil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Raja_Muthamil\/status\/1312824141645578242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The clip has also been shared on Facebook.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/110666190708312\/videos\/3275069585881971\/\" data-show-text=\"true\" data-width=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/110666190708312\/videos\/3275069585881971\/\"><p>\u0bae\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b86\u0b9a\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b86\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baf\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baf\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b86\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0baa\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b86\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcb\u0bae\u0bbe? \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b9a\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0b9a\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Please-Follow-110666190708312\/\">Please Follow<\/a> on Thursday, 1 October 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Akali Dal member Manjinder S Sirsa had tweeted the video earlier in June. He wrote (<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/6Iow5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive<\/a>), &#8220;I don&#8217;t know if the mistreatment of the Dalit woman is due to water or something else&#8230;I urge @Uppolice to investigate &amp; to strong action against culprits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u092f\u0947 \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b Whatsapp \u092a\u0930 Fwd \u0939\u0941\u0906<\/p>\n<p>\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0924\u093e \u0907\u0938 \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u092e\u0947 \u0926\u0932\u093f\u0924 \u0914\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u091c\u094b \u092c\u0926\u0938\u0932\u0942\u0915\u0940 \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0935\u094b \u092a\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u0915\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u092f\u093e \u0915\u093f\u0938\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0923 \u0938\u0947!<\/p>\n<p>\u092a\u0930 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u092d\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0923 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u0940 \u092d\u0940 \u0907\u0902\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u094b \u0907\u0938 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0915\u093e \u0926\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0935\u094d\u092f\u0935\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0939\u0915 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0926\u0947\u0924\u093e<br \/>\nI urge <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Uppolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Uppolice<\/a> to investigate &amp; to strong action against culprits <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/geTSFz49IV\">pic.twitter.com\/geTSFz49IV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mssirsa\/status\/1269494463342227456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The same video had also been shared with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/malik.shaik.334\/videos\/1877819839021338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">caption in Telugu<\/a> \u2014 &#8220;In Uttar Pradesh, a Dalit woman has been brutally beaten for drinking water from a well belonging to the upper caste people. (\u0c08 \u0c18\u0c4b\u0c30\u0c02 \u0c0f\u0c2e\u0c3f\u0c1f\u0c3f? \u0c26\u0c40\u0c28\u0c4d\u0c28\u0c3f \u0c05\u0c2a\u0c47\u0c26\u0c46\u0c35\u0c30\u0c41? \u0c09\u0c24\u0c4d\u0c24\u0c30 \u0c2a\u0c4d\u0c30\u0c26\u0c47\u0c36\u0c4d \u0c32\u0c4b \u0c26\u0c33\u0c3f\u0c24 \u0c2e\u0c39\u0c3f\u0c33 \u0c05\u0c17\u0c4d\u0c30 \u0c35\u0c30\u0c4d\u0c23\u0c3e\u0c32 \u0c15\u0c41 \u0c1a\u0c46\u0c02\u0c26\u0c3f\u0c28\u0c35\u0c3e\u0c30\u0c3f \u0c2c\u0c3e\u0c35\u0c3f\u0c32\u0c4b \u0c24\u0c4d\u0c30\u0c3e\u0c17\u0c41\u0c28\u0c40\u0c30\u0c41 \u0c24\u0c4b\u0c21\u0c41\u0c15\u0c41\u0c28\u0c4d\u0c28\u0c02\u0c26\u0c41\u0c15\u0c41 \u0c35\u0c3e\u0c30\u0c28\u0c3f \u0c05\u0c2e\u0c3e\u0c28\u0c35\u0c40\u0c2f\u0c02\u0c17\u0c3e \u0c15\u0c4a\u0c21\u0c41\u0c24\u0c41\u0c28\u0c4d\u0c28\u0c3e\u0c30\u0c41. \u0c24\u0c4d\u0c30\u0c3e\u0c17\u0c41 \u0c28\u0c40\u0c30\u0c41 \u0c24\u0c4b\u0c21\u0c41 \u0c15\u0c4b\u0c35\u0c21\u0c2e\u0c47 \u0c28\u0c47\u0c30\u0c2e\u0c3e?&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>The clip was also circulating on WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-68617 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-06-08-at-4.53.23-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-06-08-at-4.53.23-PM.jpeg 701w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-06-08-at-4.53.23-PM-205x300.jpeg 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>This incident is not from Uttar Pradesh but took place in a region bordering Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. A reverse image search of a frame of the video led to a few news reports. An article from <a href=\"https:\/\/hindi.oneindia.com\/news\/gujarat\/minor-girl-brutally-beaten-in-talibani-style-at-chhota-udepur-for-eloping-three-booked\/articlecontent-pf283434-562403.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One India<\/a> dated May 27, 2020, said, &#8220;This case of a minor girl beaten is from tribal areas where punishments are brutal. She was brutally beaten for being in an illicit relationship.&#8221; A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.punjabkesari.in\/national\/news\/gujarat-a-minor-girl-was-severely-beaten-up-1173976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Punjab Kesari<\/a> report from May 28 says, &#8220;A 16-year-old tribal girl was brutally beaten up by three men in front of her father and villagers when she went with a boy to a village in Chhota Udaipur in Gujarat.&#8221; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-8365711\/Girl-16-screams-agony-brutally-beaten-eloping-man-India.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Mail<\/a> also reported the incident on May 28.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-68618 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/punjab-kesari.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/punjab-kesari.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/punjab-kesari-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/punjab-kesari-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/punjab-kesari-414x276.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/punjab-kesari-470x313.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/punjab-kesari-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/punjab-kesari-187x124.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/punjab-kesari-990x656.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jagran.com\/gujarat\/ahmedabad-beating-of-teenager-in-love-affair-20315787.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dainik Jagran&#8217;s May 27 report<\/a>, &#8220;PI Vasava of Rangpur police station reported that 17-year-old teenager, living with her aunt in Kolbokadia village, was in love with a young man from the village. Both of them used to meet in secret. A few days ago, they ran away from home. When the girl&#8217;s uncle and other family members living in Bhilwant village found out, they began searching for her. On Thursday, the teenager was discovered in a village in Madhya Pradesh and was brought to Bhilwant village where was tied with a rope. After this, the villagers took the teenager outside the village and beat her brutally with sticks. The accused also pulled the teenager&#8217;s hair and clothes. When the victim&#8217;s father came to the rescue, he was also brutally beaten. Following a complaint, the police arrested around 15 people from Bhilwand village.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>UP Superintendent of Police (SP) Sonbhadra issued a statement and said that the video has no relation with UP.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sp.sonbhadra\/videos\/1990658107737579\/\" data-show-text=\"true\" data-width=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/sp.sonbhadra\/videos\/1990658107737579\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0938\u094b\u0936\u0932 \u092e\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u092a\u0930 \u090f\u0915 \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u091c\u094b \u092f\u0942\u092a\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u094b\u0928\u092d\u0926\u094d\u0930 \u092c\u0940\u091c\u092a\u0941\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0926\u0932\u093f\u0924 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u090f\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u092d\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0930 \u0938\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0923\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0947\u0930\u0939\u092e\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0940\u091f\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0938\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0932 \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u093f\u0938\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f \u090f\u0915 \u0932\u095c\u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u0921\u0902\u0921\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0940\u091f\u0924\u0947 \u0928\u095b\u0930 \u0906 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0901\u0964 \u0909\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u0924\u094d\u092f\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u094d\u092c\u0902\u0927 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938 \u0905\u0927\u0940\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0915 \u0938\u094b\u0928\u092d\u0926\u094d\u0930 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0926\u0940 \u0917\u092f\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0907\u091f \u0964<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.news18.com\/news\/india\/gujarat-minor-tribal-girl-brutally-thrashed-for-eloping-video-goes-viral-2640541.html<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sp.sonbhadra\">SP Sonbhadra<\/a> on Monday, 8 June 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Therefore, a video of a girl beaten in a village in Gujarat for eloping with a boy was shared with the false claim that a Dalit woman was beaten in Uttar Pradesh for drawing water from a well used by upper-caste villagers.<\/p>\n<p><em>[Update: This video was revived in October 2020 against the backdrop of the alleged rape of a Dalit woman in UP&#8217;s Hathras by four upper-caste men.]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A disturbing video of three men brutally assaulting a woman with sticks and pulling her by her hair was shared on social media. 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