After Kolkata’s ‘Naked Mob Justice’, Police Parade 3 Accused Semi-Naked To ‘Reconstruct Crime’

In a shocking incident in Kolkata’s Behala, an 18-year-old youth, his father and the youth’s friend were allegedly forced to walk naked at gunpoint after the teenager was seen kissing a 13-year-old girl. Around 36 hours later, police brought three accused — the girl’s father, maternal uncle and the uncle’s friend — to the same spot, making them walk semi-naked as part of what officers described as a crime scene recreation. The police action has drawn criticism from human rights group APDR, which questioned whether such public humiliation was permitted under the law. Police are also investigating other possible accused in the case.