India, Jan. 2 -- Two people were arrested on Friday for allegedly assaulting and tearing a woman constable's clothes during an anti-mining protest at Tamnar in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district last week.

A video of the assault surfaced on social media on Thursday and triggered outrage. The constable was left alone in an open field as the protest turned violent. She is purportedly seen in the video on the ground, crying and pleading for mercy as two men tear her clothes and question why she was at the site. With folded hands, she is heard requesting them to let her go. "Do not tear, brother. I will not do anything. I did not hit anyone."

One of the accused is seen pulling her clothes while another records the assault on his phone and thre...