A woman was tonsured and paraded after she was allegedly caught stealing in Bihar’s West Champaran district, police said on Sunday.

The incident took place on Friday afternoon in Valmiki Nagar area of ​​the district.

Valmiki Nagar SHO Sanjay Kumar said locals caught the woman stealing and later paraded her after she shaved her head. The police reached the spot and rescued her, he said.

“After a thorough investigation, it was found that the victim was involved in two previous theft cases and was also arrested. In this case too, the police detained the woman, and she is currently in judicial custody. The police have also registered a case against at least 100 people for parading,” the SHO added.