India, Feb. 8 -- Three women were arrested on Saturday in West Tripura's Bhagalpur Paresh Colony for allegedly assaulting a six-year-old girl by tying her with a rope over a suspected Rs.20 theft.

The three women, identified as Dipali Banik (41), Kajali Sarkar (50), and Manti Biswas (35), were neighbours of the minor.

A police officer said that the child lives with her father after her mother's death. The accused women alleged that the child stole Rs.20 from them; however, police are investigating to verify the fact.

Police have registered a case against them under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

A video of the incident was circulated on socia...