Video Showing Catcaller Stripped and Beaten for Molesting Woman Went Viral in Pimpri-Chinchwad; Police Investigating Authenticity

Pune, September 17, 2024:
Pune News Desk

A video depicting a beating an individual for molesting a woman has been circulating on social media. Initially, it was believed that the video was from the Phule Nagar area of Pimpri-Chinchwad. However, after the examination of the video, the Bhosari MIDC police confirmed that the video was not from Phule Nagar.

In the viral video, one woman was seen beating a man with a sandal for molesting a woman by stripping his clothes. Other citizens are also seen in the video asking him to apologise to the woman. Further in the video, other gathered individuals beat the individual with hands and legs for molesting women. This video has been circulating widely on social media.

Initially, it was believed that the video was from the Phule Nagar area of Pimpri-Chinchwad. However, the Senior Police Inspector of MIDC Police Station, Ganesh Jamadar, confirmed that the video was not from Phule Nagar after carefully examining the footage.

Meanwhile, the opposition leaders have targeted the government and alleged the increase in cases of women harassment in the state, provoking citizens to take the law in their hands and assault concerned individuals after such incidences. In this incident also, people are seen beating the individual.

However, the exact originality of this video has not been confirmed yet. Meanwhile, police are further verifying the authenticity of this video.