Woman Kills Self In Humiliation After Being Paraded Naked For Cheating On Husband

Seven people in south Tripura, India, were arrested Friday over their alleged involvement in the death of a 23-year-old woman who committed suicide after being tortured and paraded naked over her extramarital affair.

Locals from Betaga village in Sabroom allegedly assembled in front of the woman's house Tuesday, garlanded her with shoes, trimmed her hair and paraded her naked across the village, the Times of India reported. The woman reportedly consumed poison upon returning home and died soon after.

The public humiliation was prompted by an obscene video of the woman's extramarital affair that was displayed on a big screen during an arbitration meeting at a local market Sunday, the report said. Members of the community had gathered and witnessed the video with the intent to discuss the issue.

The woman's family filed a complaint and accused some of their neighbors of abetting the suicide following the incident.

Upon hearing of the death, the Tripura High Court announced Thursday it would take suo moto cognizance of the incident in an effort to verify its authenticity and to assist the family of the victim, Live Law India reported, citing a digital copy of the court's three-page order penned by Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice Subhasis Talapatra.

According to online Indian legal advice provider MyAdvo.In, "A court takes a Suo Moto Cognizance of a legal matter when it receives information about the violation of rights or breach of duty through media or a third party’s notification."

Seven people were arrested a day after Tripura High Court took suo moto of the media reports on charges of abetting the suicide, according to Times of India.

The court ordered authorities to gather a full report of the alleged suicide and to procure any media of it to be presented before the court as the justices did not accept news of the incident and would not accept it without full verification.

"However, even if a fraction of what is reported is true, it would shock the conscience of any citizen," the court explained.

The justices described the acts preceding the woman's death as "the grossest possible violation of human rights and extreme humiliation that any human being can be subjected to by fellow human beings," according to the order.

The court also ordered for the family of the victim to be provided with full protection and for them to provide their statements on the death if they have not been recorded.