WATCH | Woman Made to Carry Husband on Shoulders as Punishment For Having Affair

A woman in a Madhya Pradesh village was made to carry her husband on her shoulders and walk a distance- as a punishment for indulging in an extra-marital affair.

New Delhi: In an unusual punishment for disloyalty, a woman in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabhua was made to walk while carrying her husband on her shoulders- as an act of penance after she was caught having an extra-marital affair.

The incident took place in Jhabhua, which is nearly 300km from Bhopal and a video of it has been released by news agency ANI.

#WATCH Madhya Pradesh: Villagers force a woman to carry her husband on her shoulders as a punishment in Devigarh, Jhabua allegedly for marrying a man from a different caste. (12.4.19) pic.twitter.com/aNUKG4qX7p

— ANI (@ANI) April 13, 2019

The woman had reportedly run-off with her lover to some town in Gujarat and was brought back to her village on Saturday. She was then punished for indulging in an extra-marital affair.

While she paraded with her husband sitting on her shoulders, many villagers also danced and hooted along the way.

The police have now filed a complaint in the matter against at least a dozen people.