Panic has gripped Bharala village near Meerut city following incidents of women being pulled into fields by "nude" men. According to police, they have received reports of two such incidents happening in the past 10 days.

On August 30, a woman passing a field was allegedly grabbed by two men. A school bus driver and a guard who witnessed the incident raised an alarm and saved the woman, who escaped with injuries.

After the report, police launched a search operation using a drone and installed seven CCTV cameras in the area. Village head Rajendra said, according to the woman, the youths who dragged her were completely nude.