Meerut, April 30 -- A group of women returning from a religious function in a tractor-trolley were brutally assaulted by a mob in Kutarai village under jurisdiction of Alapur police station of Budaun district. The incident, which occurred on Monday evening, triggered tension in the area. Police registered an FIR against eleven accused, including the three sons of the village head, and arrested six of them.

Additional police force has been deployed in the village as a precautionary measure.

On Tuesday, district magistrate Avanish Rai and senior superintendent of police Brijesh Singh met the injured at the district hospital and assured of time bound action.

According to a police complaint filed by Ankit, a resident of Simariya village, h...