Viral Video: Woman Bites Mother-In-Law Over Property Dispute

A video from a traumatic occurrence involving a family disagreement in Surat, Gujarat, went viral on social media. In the viral video, a woman can be seen attacking and even biting an elderly woman as an argument escalates and leads to physical violence.

A man, maybe the father-in-law, can be seen attempting to step in and defend his wife during the incident, but he was unsuccessful.

A young girl can be seen witnessing the violent fight in the background before she leaves the area. Another person can be seen watching the assault without taking any action or taking any interest in the incident. 

Woman Bites Mother-In-Law 

The bite marks on the old woman's face emphasise the severity and savagery of the attack.

Twitter user Deepika Bhardwaj posted the video, expressing her worries and saying that the daughter-in-law and mother-in-law were in a fight over property. She pleaded that the Surat police take action against the woman. 

Outrage erupted in the comment section in reaction to the video. But several users emphasised the significance of fact-checking such clips before spreading them. 

The video has received over 340K views and more than 1000 retweets since it was uploaded.

Elder Abuse

Women between the ages of 60 and 90 were surveyed in May and June for research titled "Women & Ageing: Invisible or Empowered?" which was published by HelpAge India on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. 

The survey found that 16 percent of elderly women said they had been abused. 50 percent of them stated they had experienced physical abuse, 46 percent verbal abuse, and 40 percent emotional abuse.

The survey also revealed that 56 percent of elder women were unaware of abuse redressal mechanisms and that most women don't report the abuse they face out of fear. 18 percent of the women stated that they feared further violence if they spoke about against the abuse they faced. 

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