Rupnagar News: An elderly woman, who had been beaten by her lawyer son, was rescued with the help of her daughter and a social organisation. The 73-year-old elderly woman had been beaten by her lawyer son, his wife and their son.
The accused, identified as Ankur Verma, was arrested on Saturday after police registered a case against Advocate along with his wife and son. The case against Verma was registered under Sections 327, 342, and 323 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 24 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act and arrested Verma, according to media reports.
#WATCH | Rupnagar: An elderly woman who had been beaten by his lawyer son Ankur Varma was rescued with the help of her daughter and a social organisation. The police have registered a case against Advocate Ankur Varma along with his wife and son. pic.twitter.com/KPgamnMHNI
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"Ankur Varma was arrested yesterday and was presented before the court. The court sent him on a one-day police remand," SHO Pawan Kumar said, as quoted by news agency ANI.
The video of the incident, circulated on social media, shows Advocate Verma, his wife and his son brutally assaulting an elderly woman named Asha Rani. In the viral video, Verma can be seen slapping his mother several times, grabbing her mouth and pulling her hair. The lawyer's wife and son were also seen thrashing the victim in the video.