𝙏𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝘽𝙮 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙'𝙨 𝘿𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧-𝙄𝙣-𝙇𝙖𝙬 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙣𝙩
A 30-year-old man was allegedly physically assaulted by his landlord's daughter in-law. The incident took place when the woman came to collect the monthly rent of Nu 4,000 on February 8.
The tenant, who is a driver, who lived in the house with his wife, said he requested the woman if he could pay the rent when the situation was better, "It is not that I didn't have money," he said. "But I was worried this lockdown would prolong like last year.. So I made a request that we will pay two months' rent together
He said that the woman got "so abusive" "She attacked me on my neck and I had to push her away. The woman's husband then arrived at the scene. However, she allegedly attacked him in front of her husband.
"That's when I also lost control and slapped her he claimed. "I never intended to lay hands on her. It was only because I could not bear the pain. The driver alleged that the woman repeatedly asked her husband to beat him up. And when he didn't, she also allegedly brought a stick to at tack, the driver Claimed.
Refuting the tenant's allegations, the landlord said that his daughter-in-law had gone to ask for rent as they were all in the same building. "While asking for rent, he had told her that the other tenants had paid," he said. “But the tenant got furious and came to accuse her. He slapped her and then he pushed her. Meanwhile, the news went viral in Phuntsholing when the victim posted a picture of his neck scratching on Telegram group chat for residents with more than 7,000 members.
Police officials in Phuntsholing said a battery case was registered and it is under in vestigation. Due to the ongo ing lockdown and protocols, including the woman being. a mother of a young child, an in-depth investigation could not be done at the moment.
A police official said that people should support each. other in these difficult times. If people face any problems, they should report the issues to the relevant agencies for help, and not post them on line, he said.
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