Bhadohi (UP), April 7 Five members of a family were arrested here for allegedly entering the house of a relative, assaulting a woman and her newlywed daughter-in-law, police said on Tuesday.
The incident took place in Meena Bazar in the Oonj area on Thursday evening, police said, citing the FIR.
According to the complaint, the attackers – Savitri, her son Anuj, and daughters Aradhana, Kanchan, and Aarti – allegedly entered the house of their relative Ramesh Chandra Bind and assaulted his wife Israwati Devi and her daughter-in-law Pushpa.
The complainant alleged that Anuj pulled the younger woman's saree and behaved indecently with her during the attack. The victims were rescued by neighbours who intervened after hearing the commotion.
Based on Israwati Devi's complaint, an FIR was lodged against all five accused late on Monday evening.
The complainants alleged that they had initially approached the local police station but were turned away.
They later met Superintendent of Police Abhinav Tyagi on Monday and apprised him of the incident, following which he ordered the registration of a case.
SP Tyagi said the attack originated from a long-standing dispute between the two families.
The accused are on the run, and efforts are underway to arrest them, he added.
