Eve-teasing: Youth beaten up for protesting

Kolkata: A youth was badly beaten up by some drunken youth after he protested against teasing some women.

The victim Krishna Saha, a resident of Barasat in North 24 Parganas who put up a stall of mineral water outside a Kali Puja pandal on National Highway 34 found that some drunken youth were teasing some women who were going to the puja pandal on late Sunday evening. The victim protested against the incident. The accused heckled the victim and hurled expletives at him. Saha drew the attention of an on duty police officer who managed to catch hold of the accused. The police detained the three accused who were later released.

During late night, the accused along with many others stopped the victim while entering his house on late Sunday night and beat him up badly. They punched on his face, chest and abdomen. The victim fell on the ground after receiving several blows. Cops have started a probe.