Uttar Pradesh: A video of a naked woman roaming on the streets of Rampur has surfaced on the internet and gone viral. The disturbing video captures the unidentified female purportedly seeking help by ringing the doorbells of nearby houses, but leaving unattended from the premises.
A report in Times of India quoted a resident who lodged a complaint at the police station in this regard which read, "Five minutes after she left my house, two bikers followed her. A few minutes later, a police patrolling van also followed them." The resident claimed that the naked woman may be in her mid-20s.
'Girl was mentally ill,' claim police
While responding to the incident, the Rampur police said that the woman in the video is mentally unstable and necessary directions have been given to her family members so that such a situation does not arise in the future.
"On asking the parents of the woman walking in the video, they said that her daughter's mental condition is unstable and she has been undergoing medical treatment in Bareilly district for the last 5 years," they said.
"The name of the woman is being kept confidential as per the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court. The family members of the woman have been directed by the police to be more careful in order to prevent such an event from happening again," they added.
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