‘Ageing gracefully’ is a concept that not a lot of people seem to deal with easily. While some accept the natural process, others do everything in their power to ‘stay young’ and sometimes…can take things a bit too far.

In a development that just screams of everything ridiculous, a 35-year-old man was booked for beating up an 18-year-old in Sitarganj town of Udham Singh Nagar District, simply because she called him ‘uncle’, reports state.

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The man, who is a shopkeeper, has been booked under IPC Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 354 (assaulting a woman to outrage her modesty), and 506 (criminal intimidation).

While it’s truly hard to fathom that so much violence could be caused just by one word, turns out, it’s sadly true.

Speaking about the incident, Sitarganj SHO Prakash Daanu said, “Nisha Ahmed went to a shop located on Khatima road to exchange the badminton racket she had purchased on December 19 after she found some of its strings broken. The shopkeeper, identified as Mohit Kumar, got irritated when she addressed him as 'uncle'. He thrashed her brutally.

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The girl, who suffered a head injury after being thrashed, was rushed to the nearest hospital by her family for treatment and is currently on oxygen support.

After being notified by the medical facility, the police took suo moto cognisance of the case. Following which the girl’s father lodged a complaint with the police.

It goes without saying that what the man did was beyond condemnable and reproachable and needs to face the consequences of his barbaric actions.

Source: Times Of India

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