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Stepson sews lips of 65-year-old Jharkhand man with rope, ties him to rail track

15 Jul 2021.09:40 AM

A 65-year-old man was rescued by the Jharkhand Police after he was found by villagers tied to a railway track with his lips sewed together with a rope. The elderly man accused his stepson of sewing his lips and tying him up to a railway track near Sigsigi cabin.

The shocking incident took place at Bhitihara village in Untari Road Block of Palamu district on Wednesday.

Bhola Ram, 65, told police that he had gone to the toilet late Tuesday night when his stepson along with two others caught him and beat him up. He said after thrashing him, the three men stitched his lips with a rope, tied his hands and legs and took him to a nearby railway track.

They then tied him to railway sleepers.

 The elderly man was rescued after villagers alerted the police. (Photo:India Today)

Around 11 pm, Bhola Ram said he was tied to a railway track while the others left.

It was early in the morning when villagers saw a man tied up to the track. They immediately informed the police.

The elderly man was rescued and moved to a hospital where doctors treating him removed the rope used to sew together his lips, police added.

As per reports, Bhola Ram's second wife was also behind the incident. Bhola Ram married for the second time in 2010 after his first wife passed away. There was trouble in their marriage and the matter had come up before panchayat six months back.

Police, meanwhile, said action will be taken against the accused. The case is under investigation.

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