Keonjhar: A 26-year-old man and a 24-year-old married woman were allegedly physically assaulted, forced to wear footwear garlands and paraded on the streets of a village in Keonjhar district on the suspicion of having an extra-marital relationship, police said on Friday. The incident took place in Sadangi village in Anandpur police station area on October 21. A video of the incident went viral on social media. Acting on a complaint, the police arrested four persons, including the woman’s husband and two women. Anandpur police station inspector-in-charge Phanindra Nayak said while returning from work, the man had stopped at the woman’s house to have a glass of ‘handia’ (local alcoholic beverage).

“However, locals saw them alone and suspected them of having an extra-marital relationship. T

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