Woman booked for thrashing nonagenarian mom-in-law

Agra: A 90-year-old woman, Maya Devi, was allegedly beaten up by her 60-year-old daughter-in-law with a broom and a stick in Agra’s Bah area for going out of the house without informing.

A video of the incident, that went viral on social media, purportedly shows Maya Devi lying on a cot crying and screaming for help as her daughter-in-law, Munni Devi, thrashes her.

Taking cognisance of the video, Agra police has registered an FIR against Munni Devi under section 151 of CrPC (arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences). The woman was produced in the court of SDM and later released on a bail.

K Ventak Ashok, SP (East) told TOI that both are widows and stay together at Bhaupura village. Munni Devi told police that she was upset as her mother-in-law has a habit of going out without informing and she has to search for her across the village.

The SP said Munni Devi was instructed not to misbehave with the nonagenarian woman and respect her. Police gave food to Maya Devi and assured her help