Hapur (UP): A panchayat in Uttar Pradesh village, in a bizarre directive has asked an alleged rape victim to beat up the accused with shoes after he refused to pay the Rs 5 lakh fine imposed by it.

Two men had allegedly gangraped the girl in Todalpur village on December 19. The panchayat asked the accused to pay a fine Rs 5 lakh. When one of them refused to pay the money, the panchayat then asked the victim to smear his face with ink and beat him up with shoes.