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Woman Assaulted, Dragged by Hair at Guwahati Bar; 7 Arrested in Brutal Attack
- •Seven individuals, including the bar manager and event manager, have been arrested following the alleged assault of a woman at a bar in Khanapara, Guwahati.
- •A video circulating on social media on October 2 showed a woman being assaulted by a group of people inside the bar.
- •CCTV footage revealed the victim was assaulted around 2:30 AM, then dragged by her hair and clothes to the basement where she was further assaulted and became semi-conscious.
- •Police discovered the bar was operating beyond its permitted closing time of 12:30 AM and failed to report the incident to local authorities.
- •A suo motu case has been registered under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and an investigation is underway to examine all aspects of the incident and potential violations.
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Seven individuals, including the bar manager and event manager, were arrested following an incident where a woman was assaulted and dragged by her hair to the basement of a bar-restaurant in Khanapara. Police initiated an enquiry after a video of the assault circulated on social media, revealing that the establishment was operating past its permitted closing time.
A suo motu case, registered as Dispur PS Case No. 726/2026, has been filed under sections 61(2), 117(2), 74, 75, 109, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. Police are actively investigating the individual roles of the accused and examining further violations committed by the management.
Authorities found that the bar was operating beyond its authorized closing time of 12:30 AM and that the management failed to notify the local police station about the assault incident. Consequently, legal actions are being pursued against the establishment's staff and management for these regulatory breaches.
