Woman tied to electric pole, thrashed by son in Odisha for plucking cauliflower

mangaloretoday.com

New Delhi, Dec 25, 2023: A woman was allegedly thrashed and tied to an electric pole by her son for plucking a cauliflower from his farmland in Odisha’s Keonjhar district.

 

A dispute erupted after the 70-year-old woman ate the vegetable plucked from her younger son’s farm in Sarasapasi village. As the argument escalated, her son tied her to an electric pole and thrashed her.

Villagers who tried to intervene were met with threats from the son. The woman was rescued by them and sent to the Basudevpur Community Health Centre for treatment, the villagers told the police.

The police then asked the woman about the incident, and a case was filed against her son under relevant sections, said IIC Trinath sethy.

Courtesy: India Today