19 May,2024 07:52 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent
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A man, a Nepal national, was arrested in Pimpri-Chinchwad area of Pune in Maharashtra for allegedly assaulting his wife and piercing blade and iron nails into her private parts on suspicion of an extramarital affair, reported the ANI.
The incident happened on May 11, the police said.
The 30-year-old suspect, suspected his 28-year-old wife, also a Nepali national, of having an affair, and assaulted her after tying her up.
He the allegedly pierced a sharp blade, and two iron nails, and placed a lock on his wife's private parts, the police said, as per the ANI.
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According to the ANI, the victim was later rushed to a nearby hospital, where she is undergoing treatment for her injuries, they said.
The accused husband, who works as a watchman, has been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) and 506(2) (criminal intimidation), the police said.
Nivriti Kolhatkar, Senior Inspector of the Pimpri Chinchwad Police, said that the case has been registered at Wakad Police Station and further investigation is going on, according to the ANI,
"A case was registered against the accused at Wakad Police Station under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including sections 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 506(2) (criminal intimidation), and 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt). The case is under investigation and the woman's well-being is closely monitored," the news agency reported on Sunday.
Woman robbed after miscreants throw chemical powder on her
Meanwhile, in an another incident, a woman was allegedly robbed after two miscreants flung a chemical substance on her in Maharashtra's Thane district. The police have booked two unidentified persons in connection with the matter, the police said on Sunday, reported the PTI.
The duo allegedly stole her bag containing a laptop, police said.
A case under section 392 (robbery) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered at Kolsewadi police station in Kalyan on Saturday, an official said.
The 26-year-old woman, a resident of Mumbai, was on her way to meet her friend in Kalyan at night when two miscreants followed her from the railway station and flung some chemical powder at her. They then snatched her bag and fled the scene, he said, according to the PTI.
The woman was injured in the attack and was administered first aid at a hospital, he said.
(with ANI and PTI inputs)
