A man has been arrested for attacking his widowed daughter-in-law over a property dispute.

INDIA: Man assaults widowed daughter-in-law and rips off her clothes. The incident happened in the Uttar Pradesh region of India and police have arrested the man for the assault. Uttar Pradesh Police Superintendent Dharamveer Singh said “A viral video shows that the man tied his widowed daughter-in-law in chains, beat her up and tore off her clothes in Haldaur area.

A case has been registered. The man, named Brajesh, has been arrested for beating up the woman over a property dispute.” In the footage the man can be seen beating the woman by the side of the road while onlookers watched in silence.

It is also alleged that the man tied her up with a metal chain. According to reports the woman’s husband, and son of the attacker, had passed away some time ago.