18 arrested for parading couple naked

Jaipur: Eighteen persons were arrested on Thursday for allegedly stripping, beating up and parading naked a couple at Shambhupura village of Banswara district on April 16. A video of the violence had gone viral recently. A young man in early 20s was reportedly in relationship with a girl in a village. The duo fled to Gujarat on March 22 after their parents (belonging to Bheel community having close blood relations) said no to their marriage, said Banswara SP Anand Sharma. After coming to know about their whereabouts, parents of the couple brought them back to the village on April 16. They then stripped and beat them up before parading them in the village. Boy's father Shankar and girl's father Mavazi were among 18 persons arrested under various sections of the IPC. OC