MAN THRASHED FOR AFFAIR WITH MARRIED WOMAN

Sikar (Rajasthan), July 9: A man was tied to a tree and beaten by five people for allegedly having an affair with a married woman in the Mavanda Kala village of Sikar district, the police said on Sunday. Mahipal Saini, a resident of Jatala village, had gone to Mavanda Kala village to meet the 25-yearold woman on Saturday.

The couple was caught by the woman’s in-laws who then thrashed them and tied Saini to a tree last night. Mr Saini was on Sunday rescued after villagers informed the police about the incident. “We have booked the woman’s husband Shankar Lal with Bhagwana Ram, Umrao, Ranjeet and Ashok under relevant sections of the IPC,” said acting SHO Neem Ka Thana Sadar, Bheem Singh said.