Three arrested after alleged naked procession in Kolkata

Police in Kolkata arrested the father, mother and maternal uncle of a 13-year-old girl after a complaint alleging that they and others assaulted an 18-year-old boy, his father and a friend, and forced the three to walk naked in public. Police said the alleged incident followed a dispute after the young man was seen with the girl. The allegations have not been established in court. The young man’s father filed the complaint with Sarsuna police. Police registered cases including attempted murder and wrongful confinement, and a case under the Arms Act. Reports also list allegations including criminal intimidation, kidnapping and causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means. The exact offences cited vary among the reports, but police have confirmed the arrests and the investigation. According to police accounts, the 18-year-old met the girl in the Sarsuna area with his friend. After a relative of the girl noticed them together and alerted her family, the young man and his friend were allegedly taken to a home and assaulted. Police said the young man was made to call his father, who was also allegedly assaulted after arriving. The father’s complaint alleges that the...