‘Outsiders’ rumour: 75-year-old NRI, disabled daughter assaulted

A 75-year-old NRI woman and her differently abled daughter (45) were allegedly dragged out of their car and brutally assaulted in Hooghly on Saturday, all because of a rumour. Police said the daughter was also molested by some villagers. The trigger was a message circulating on social media which claimed that "outsiders were kidnapping children", police said. Eleven people have been arrested and produced in a court at Chinsurah. The incident took place in Asanpur village near Hooghly’s Balagar area on Saturday afternoon.