NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported parading of a woman by the villagers with her husband on shoulders on allegations of elopement in the Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh

Reportedly, the villagers also shaved her head The Commission issues notices to the DM and SP, Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks The status of the investigation and compensation, if any, provided to the victim also sought Posted On: 24 APR 2026 12:56PM by PIB Delhi The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that the villagers paraded a woman with her husband on her shoulders on allegations of elopement in the Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh on 13 th April 2026. Reportedly, the villagers also shaved her head. The incident came to light after a video was circulated on social media. The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of human rights violations of the victims. Therefore, it has issued notices to the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police, Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks. The report is expected to include the status of the investigation and compensation, if any, provided to the victim woman. According to the media report, carried on 15 th April 2026, after the video was circulated on social media, the police traced the woman and provided her protection. An FIR was registered and some arrests have also been made. *** NSK (Release ID: 2255205) Visitor Counter : 238 Read this release in: Gujarati , Urdu , हिन्दी , Telugu National Human Rights Commission NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported parading of a woman by the villagers with her husband on shoulders on allegations of elopement in the Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh Reportedly, the villagers also shaved her head The Commission issues notices to the DM and SP, Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks The status of the investigation and compensation, if any, provided to the victim also sought Posted On: 24 APR 2026 12:56PM by PIB Delhi The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that the villagers paraded a woman with her husband on her shoulders on allegations of elopement in the Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh on 13 th April 2026. Reportedly, the villagers also shaved her head. The incident came to light after a video was circulated on social media. The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of human rights violations of the victims. Therefore, it has issued notices to the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police, Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks. The report is expected to include the status of the investigation and compensation, if any, provided to the victim woman. According to the media report, carried on 15 th April 2026, after the video was circulated on social media, the police traced the woman and provided her protection. 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Reportedly, the villagers also shaved her head. The incident came to light after a video was circulated on social media.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of human rights violations of the victims. Therefore, it has issued notices to the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police, Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks. The report is expected to include the status of the investigation and compensation, if any, provided to the victim woman.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">According to the media report, carried on 15th April 2026, after the video was circulated on social media, the police traced the woman and provided her protection. An FIR was registered and some arrests have also been made.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">***</span></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">NSK</span></span></strong></p> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; } function pauseAudio() { mPlayer.pause(); isPlaying = false; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "none"; } //function HandleAudio() { // if (isPlaying == true) { // //Playing already Pause it // pauseAudio(); // } else { // //Play the music // playAudio(); // } //} var synth = window.speechSynthesis; 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