The 20-year-old tribal woman was repeatedly brutalised by over a dozen men on the orders of the village headman after she was found "guilty of having an affair with a man outside her community".
The incident happened Monday night in Birbhum district's Subalpur village. While the man, a married mason older than the tribal woman, was let off on payment of a fine, the woman and her family pleaded that the fine amount was too large and they could not afford to pay it.
The state, of late, has witnessed a spate of crimes against women, including several cases of gang rape and murder.
