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Police makes second arrest in Chopra flogging case

Police on July 3 arrested another person for his alleged involvement in the public flogging of a couple in Chopra in West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur district, an officer said. A team of officers of Islampur police station arrested Amirul Islam alias Badhua from near the State's international border with Bangladesh on Wednesday morning, the officer said. Islam, a resident of Chopra's Ghirnar village, was spotted in the video grab which showed the other arrested accused Tajmul Islam alias 'JCB' mercilessly caning a couple who were allegedly involved in an extra-marital affair. The police on Sunday registered a suo moto case after the video of the incident that happened on Friday went viral on social media, sparking widespread outrage.

The Hindu

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