Jalgaon: In a shocking incident, girls in a hostel in Jalgaon district were allegedly forced to strip naked and dance before some cops. The incident allegedly took place on March 1 at the government-run Ashadeep Women's Hostel in Ganeshnagar area of Jalgaon. Even the video of the same went viral.

According to the complaint, some local cops and others reportedly entered the hostel premises to 'investigate' some things and forced the girl inmates to undress and dance before them. When the girls refused to do so, they were threatened with serious consequences. The inmates later narrated their dilemma from the hostel windows.

Taking cognizance of the issue raised by the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Maha Vikas Aghadi government announced a time-bound probe into the incident.

BJP legislator from Chikhli Shweta Mahale who raised the matter, said the women inmates who did not cooperate with the police were told to remove their clothes and dance naked. They urged Home Minister Anil Deshmukh to order an inquiry and immediately suspend the police officials involved in the incident.

"This is a very unfortunate incident. We have appointed a four-member committee to probe the incident and submit its report within 48 hours. Necessary action will be taken as per the rules after the probe report is received," Deshmukh informed the House.

Minister for Women & Child Development (Mrs) Yashomati Thakur said that all the evidence would be collected and probed and those found guilty would not be spared. A local NGO, Jananayak Foundation, complained to Collector Abhijit Raut and demanded a probe into the matter, as the hostel falls under the Women & Child Welfare Department.

(With inputs from IANS)