<p>Armed group, including some women, attack 26-year-old woman and her husband with axe, iron rods, sticks and chilli powder. The locals were angry on MSEB's action against alleged power thefts in their village</p>

A 26-year-old woman deputy sarpanch and her husband were allegedly roughed up by irate locals after she unearthed several cases of power thefts in her village Kunda, district rural police said today.
The incident took place yesterday when Asha M Hoge was returning home with her husband on a motorbike after attending the official flag hoisting function on Republic Day in Kunda village of Bhiwandi taluka, they said.