Five accused of abusing a woman near Didupe Falls
A 29-year-old woman reported being harassed by five individuals near Didupe Falls in an act of moral policing because she was accompanied by a Muslim man. Police have registered a case against the accused under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Why it matters
It highlights the persistent issue of moral policing and communal tensions in parts of India, impacting personal freedom and safety.
In an act of moral policing, a 29-year-old woman has reported that she was abused by a group of five persons while returning from Didupe Falls in Belthangady taluk on Sunday, as she was accompanied by her boyfriend, who was from a different community.
In the complaint to the Belthangady police, the woman, a native of Sullia taluk and a customer relations executive at a jewellery store in Mangaluru, said that she was riding pillion on a motorcycle with her boyfriend, a Muslim, to Didupe Falls on Sunday.
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