A man has been arrested on the charge of beating a Dalit woman in Siraha.
Police arrested Pabitra Narayan Yadav, 55, of Naharaha Rural Municipality-3 from Naya Choharwa on May 23.
Yadav has been accused of beating resident Phul Kumari Mandal, 60. According to the police, the incident occurred on the afternoon of May 10 after Mandal’s buffalo entered Yadav’s field.
Victim Mandal has filed a complaint at the District Police Office, alleging injustice and registering a case related to indecent behavior. The arrested Yadav has been kept in custody for further investigation, according to Police Spokesperson and Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramesh Bahadur Pal of the District Police Office Siraha.