Ludhiana, April 25 -- A man has been booked in the Dugri area for allegedly assaulting his live-in partner, shaving her head and posting a video of the act on social media after she objected to his drinking.

The accused Anand Chaudhary is absconding, police said, adding that an FIR was registered against him under Sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 117(2) (voluntarily causing grievous hurt) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to the police, the victim, a married woman and mother of three, had been living with the accused for nearly a year. Her children are currently residing with her husband, while the accused is also married. The woman she has been estranged from her husband for o...