BHOPAL: A Muslim woman was thrashed by relatives brutally for voting for the party of her preference in the recently concluded elections. The incident took place in Barkheda Hasan village in Sehore district and the victim was identified as Samina. According to reports, it was Samina’s brother-in-law Javed Khan who unleashed the attack on Samina, for her liking towards the BJP.

While responding to the media, Samina said she was tortured by her in-laws with slaps and punches just for voting for BJP. Samina said she voted for BJP after getting benefitted from Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s vanity project ‘Ladli Behna Yojana‘, which promises a monthly stipend of Rs 1,250 to eligible women. This has also been touted as the one single project that helped the BJP win the anti-incumbency wave in MP.

On December 3, after the BJP secured a thumping landslide victory, Samina and her children were seen celebrating in front of her house which irked her in-laws.

On December 4, Javed Khan reached her residence and started abusing her which later morphed into physical assaults. Samina justified that she voted according to her conscience, but was thrashed by Javed and his wife.

Samina had to scream for help and this was heard by her neighbour Pandit Vidya Sagar who came to her rescue. After the issue had subsided, Samina along with her father reached Ahmedpur police station to file a complaint. The accused Javed is still at large. Rashtriya Pansamada Muslim Mahasangh President of MP condemned the incident.