Belagavi police dispute woman's assault allegations over land

Belagavi police are looking into a woman's allegation that she was partially stripped and assaulted over a land dispute in Harlapur village. The incident reportedly occurred on March 17. The woman claims that relatives and others attacked her for trying to stop them from harvesting crops on her land. She has expressed frustration that the police did not file a report when she immediately went to the station. The woman shared videos showing police watching as her crops were being harvested. However, police investigations suggest that her claims are not entirely accurate. They assert that it was the woman who attempted to obstruct her relatives from harvesting crops that they have been tending. Superintendent of Police Bheemashankar S. Guled explained that the ownership of the land has been a subject of dispute for a long time. He noted that the land is officially registered under her sister-in-law’s name and that prior incidents related to this dispute have already been filed with the police in June and December of last year. The police, who were present during the alleged incident, reported a different version of events than what the woman claims.