Watch: Panchayat in Bihar orders woman to lick own spit in public over dispute
40-year-old Ram Dulari Devi approached the panchayat with her concerns regarding her tenant who has allegedly been defaulting on his rent payment for the past two months.
In a shameful rendition of justice by a village panchayat in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, the complainant, a woman was made to spit and lick it as 'punishment'.
40-year-old Ram Dulari Devi approached the panchayat with her concerns regarding her tenant who has allegedly been defaulting on his rent payment for the past two months.
Devi rented her shop to Arun Singh for a monthly rent agreement of Rs 2500, out of which she says he had only been paying Rs 2000.
Arun Singh, according to her also refused to vacate her shop when asked to.
But bringing this matter to light only led to a heated argument and ultimately a disgraceful end for Dulari Devi who was snubbed and forced to lick her spit in full public view.
#WATCH Woman made to spit & lick during Panchayat session in Muzaffarpur's Minapur. She came for settlement of a rent dispute. #Bihar (5.11) pic.twitter.com/Y7vQRsjq1g- ANI (@ANI) November 6, 2017
The act recorded on camera, soon went viral.
Dulari Devi approached the police thereafter and filed a complaint against Arun Singh and the panchayat members. No FIR has been registered in the case yet but the police is investigating the matter.
"We have received a complaint from the woman and we have take it seriously. We are verifying the allegations leveled by her," said Gaurav Pandey, DSP, East Muzaffarpur.