3 held for beating pregnant woman

New Delhi: Delhi Police on Sunday said that three persons were arrested for beating a pregnant woman on suspicion of child kidnapping in North East Delhi's Harsh Vihar area.

Police identified the accused as Deepak (27), B Shakuntala (52) and Lalit Kumar (29). All the accused are the residents of Mandoli.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast) Atul Kumar Thakur said a case has been registered at the Harsh Vihar police station under Indian Penal Code sections for voluntarily causing hurt and wrongful restraint.

"The victim is deaf and we have registered a case. The suo motu was taken by police," said DCP Thakur. In the social media an alleged video of the incident taking rounds.

According to police, further investigation in the case is going on to check the involvement of other people who were present at the spot.