A 15-year-old boy was arrested in Chandigarh for allegedly sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman on the pretext of marriage, the police said on Thursday.
The woman alleged the accused kept her at a hotel in Mumbai and physically exploited her.
The boy's family, however, claimed that the two had eloped and were brought back from Mumbai by them.
It is learnt that the boy is also married, a police official said.
The organisers says it was was in line with the "communal harmony" theme chosen by the committee for this year.
As part of the campaign, people are expected to devote 10 minutes at 10 am every Sunday for 10 weeks to ensure that there is no stagnant water in their homes which could allow breeding of mosquitoes.
Assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra are being held on October 21. "In India's democratic tradition, there is a difference between personal and public life and personal liberty has always been respected," Congress said.
The police said that the man used a white powder and water-like fluid to "execute" his trick
The boy's footprint was spotted on the tree, which shows he climbed and hanged himself from it, police said.
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