According to Kishan Lal, SHO (Kherapa), some people of 'Nat' community blackened Lala Ram's face, cut his hair and moustache and dragged him behind a motorcycle on Thursday evening, after they couldn't find his son Hasti Ram who they claim had raped a girl of their community on Wednesday.
Lala Ram registered a police complaint against 10 persons yesterday, and acting on this complaint three of them were arrested today, IGP D K Jain said.
On the other hand, the accused today registered a counter complaint alleging that Hasti Ram had raped a girl of their community and to take revenge they had beat up his father Lala Ram.
The SHO said the girl would be subjected to medical examination tomorrow.
The delay in filing the complaint from both sides could be attributed to settlement efforts on Panchayat level, Lal said.