BELEGAVI: The girl's family took revenge for her elopement with her lover through acts of cruelty to her boyfriend's mother. The girl was engaged with someone else before she ran away with her boyfriend. The girl's family's anger for not getting hold of her lover is what led to the cruelty done to the boyfriend's mother. The incident took place in Belagavi, Karnataka. The brutality involved stripping the mother naked and tying her to an electric post.

Ashok (24) and Priyanka (18), residents of the same village, were in love. Priyanka's family came to know about the relationship and fixed her marriage with someone else. With this, Ashok and Priyanka ran away. The Belagavi police say that Priyanka's family, enraged by their elopement, came to Ashok's house and attacked Ashok's mother.

Ashok's mother was rescued from the assailants by the police who came to the spot after getting the information. Seven people have been arrested so far in connection with the case. Police say eight more people are yet to be arrested. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that strict action will be taken against those who committed the crime. Karnataka Home Minister Parameshwara responded by calling it an inhuman act.

"This has made the whole society bow their head in shame. Our government will not tolerate such heinous acts for any reason. Several people have already been arrested in connection with the case. It is our full responsibility to provide justice to the aggrieved family by taking action to ensure that the culprits are punished severely,” Siddaramaiah wrote on his X account.