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Woman Assaulted at Guwahati Bar, Dragged to Basement; 7 Arrested
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Moneycontrol•04-10-2026, 09:45
Woman Assaulted at Guwahati Bar, Dragged to Basement; 7 Arrested
- •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 the woman being assaulted by a group 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 the assault continued, leaving her semi-conscious.
- •Police found that several involved were bar management and staff, and the establishment was operating past its 12:30 AM closing time without informing local police of the incident.
- •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.
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Seven individuals, including the bar manager and event manager, were arrested after a viral video showed a woman being assaulted inside a bar-restaurant in Khanapara, Guwahati, and dragged by her hair to the basement.
Guwahati Police registered a suo motu case, Dispur PS Case No. 726/2026, under Sections 61(2), 117(2), 74, 75, 109, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
Police discovered that the establishment was operating past its permitted closing time of 12:30 AM and that the management failed to notify the local police station about the assault.
