Patiala, April 7 -- A middle-aged woman was tied to an electric pole and thrashed for nearly four hours by members of a family in Patiala's Jansua village who alleged that her 18-year-old son had eloped with their daughter-in-law, police on Sunday said.

Over a dozen persons, including women, have been booked and three persons have been arrested for the assault, police added.

The assault took place on Thursday afternoon when the victim, whose resides in Ludhiana, had gone to visit her children, who live in Jansua.

The victim, who is currently admitted at the Government Civil Hospital in Rajpura with multiple injuries, told reporters from her hospital bed that the accused tied her to an electric pole, tore her clothes and videographed th...