Guj HC seeks action taken report from govt, police on mob justice in Dahod
‘Disrespectful to entire female gender’, says HC
Updated: Feb 5th, 2025
A tribal woman was assaulted, stripped, paraded, tied to a motorcycle and dragged across an 800-metre stretch over an alleged extra-marital affair in Dhalsimal village of Sanjeli taluka in Dahod.
Taking suo motu cognizance of the matter, Gujarat High Court on Tuesday directed the Home department, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, and the Dahod Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Dr Rajdeepsinh Zala to submit an action taken report in the matter.
“It is disrespectful of the entire female gender,” said HC bench consisting of Justice A S Supehia and Justice Geeta Gopi, while expressing disappointment over the incessant circulation of video of the incident on social media.
The court demanded an action report from the Home department, the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, and the Dahod DSP Dr Rajdeepsinh Zala.
The bench also sought an answer from the government to stop such incidents in future.
The authorities should control the circulation of such horrific incidents, stated the court.
The bench referred this petition to Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal scheduling further hearing on February 12.
In the action-taken report, the state government needs to respond to how many people shared the victim woman’s disturbing video on social media in the unfortunate Dahod incident. Additionally, the government needs to clarify what steps it is taking to prevent such videos from spreading.
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