A woman lodged a police complaint alleging that she was assaulted and molested by a group of intoxicated men on Friday night in Habra in North 24 Parganas. The victim was slashed with a sharp weapon in different parts of her body and beaten up with a wooden rod. She was admitted to a hospital in a critical condition.
Police learnt that the woman had actually been attacked by her husband's friends. These men allegedly gave her unethical proposals which she refused. "She was attacked when she tried to resist them," said a police officer.
Further investigation revealed that the husband of the victim was drinking alcohol along with his friends when the woman raised her voice in protest.
"The woman told them to leave the place immediately but the drunkards paid her no heed. Two of the men suddenly tried to molest her and later attacked her with weapons," said a police source. The investigators suspect that the husband of the victim actually conspired to kill his wife. They are trying to ascertain if he made a plan with his friends to kill her during the altercation.
"We have interrogated the husband and will also record the statement of the victim," the police source added.