
High drama unfolded in Bagga Kalan village of Ludhiana on Wednesday after a woman climbed a 220-foot mobile tower and refused to come down for nearly eight hours, demanding police action against her husband over an alleged domestic dispute. The woman, identifi
ed as Gamgam Devi, 36, finally climbed down around 2.30 pm after police assured her that action would be taken.
Gamgam alleged that her husband assaulted her again late on Tuesday night, following which she climbed the tower at around 7 am on Wednesday.
Police personnel reached the spot, but the woman refused to come down and demanded that the police ensure the other woman left her house.
ASI Major Singh of the Ladhowal police station said an FIR would be registered if Gamgam Devi gave a formal statement regarding the alleged assault. He added that preventive action was also being initiated against both the woman and her husband.