Two women in Narsinghpur village allege abuse and assault by four people over Diwali firecrackers

A quarrel broke out between two parties over bursting firecrackers on Diwali night in Imaliya village of Gotegaon tehsil, Narsinghpur district. Two women of the village have alleged that four people abused them, used caste-based slurs and assaulted them. The two women submitted an application to the Superintendent of Police on Tuesday, seeking that a case be registered and action be taken against the accused.

According to the women's complaint, the incident took place around 10:30 pm on November 8. It is alleged that members of the neighbouring Patel family were bursting firecrackers on the road, at the gate of the women's house and inside the house as well. Children in the house were frightened. When the women objected, the accused told them to go inside the house. The argument escalated over this.

The women allege that during the quarrel the accused abused them in extremely foul language and humiliated them with caste-based words. They also allege that one of the accused grappled with and assaulted the daughter-in-law of one of the women. The complaint also accuses the others of assault and of issuing threats.

The complaint states that Dial 112 was informed of the incident and police reached the spot. The two women then went to the AJAK police station in Narsinghpur the same night. They allege they were kept sitting at the station until late at night and that their application was accepted the next day, November 9.

The women say that no proper action has been taken despite their complaint. For this reason they went to the SP on Tuesday, submitted an application and demanded that a case be registered against the accused. These are all allegations made in the women's complaint.