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Police in India arrested a person who allegedly filmed and shared a video of the rape of a lady on a avenue in a case that has sparked a public outcry.
The incident occurred on 4 September at a busy intersection within the metropolis of Ujjain within the central state of Madhya Pradesh. A lady who labored as a ragpicker was allegedly raped by a person the police recognized solely by his first identify, Lokesh.
Lokesh, who was arrested inside hours of a grievance being filed by the survivor, had allegedly compelled her to devour alcohol earlier than he raped her, police mentioned.
Ujjain’s superintendent of police, Pradeep Sharma, mentioned the person who allegedly filmed the rape has been recognized as Mohammad Salim, an auto rickshaw driver within the metropolis.
Mr Sharma mentioned the investigators are nonetheless questioning him to establish his motive.
It comes within the wake of widespread protests towards final month’s rape and homicide of a resident physician at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical School and Hospital.
Mr Sharma mentioned that the police deployed district officers, cyber, and social media groups to establish the person accused of filming the rape.
A number of individuals witnessed the incident, however as an alternative of intervening, they filmed movies that have been later shared on social media.
“Lokesh later fled from the spot. After the girl filed a grievance when the impact of alcohol wore off, Lokesh was arrested,” mentioned Kotwali space’s metropolis superintendent of police Om Prakash Mishra, PTI reported.
The incident has stirred a political row, with the opposition get together Congress questioning the regulation and order state of affairs within the state and the security of ladies in Bharatiya Janata Social gathering-ruled Madhya Pradesh. Chief minister Mohan Yadav has promised strict motion within the case, accusing the opposition of politicising the crime.
“Nobody will likely be spared. Be it Ujjain or [anywhere in] the state, we’re dedicated to good governance underneath the management of the prime minister [Narendra Modi],” mentioned Mr Yadav of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Social gathering.
Ujjain is the hometown of Mr Yadav, who additionally holds the portfolio of house ministry. He mentioned: “Those that are doing politics ought to look into their very own affairs.”
He added: “Will probably be comprehensible in the event that they deal with the states dominated by them. They don’t open their mouths on the incident in Kolkata [rape-murder of a trainee doctor].”
“The incident of a lady being assaulted in broad daylight on the sidewalk in Ujjain is extraordinarily horrifying,” Congress common secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra posted on social media on Friday.
“At the moment, the whole nation is surprised, questioning the place our society is headed. In line with stories, as an alternative of rescuing the girl, passersby have been making movies.”
The incident has sparked widespread outrage on social media, with many customers expressing horror and disgust on the incident.
Journalist Shuja ul Haq wrote: “Girl raped on the roadside in broad daylight at a busy intersection in Ujjain, MP. The crime seen by loads of passersby. Some even movie it. Surprising that no person intervened.”
Journalist Rohini Singh added: “A person rapes a lady on a busy footpath in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain. Individuals passing by shot movies as an alternative of stopping the heinous crime.
“The identical sick individuals will likely be outraging on Fb demanding demise for rape. In the meantime, ladies in India proceed to be brutalised.”
“A lady is raped in broad daylight on a street in Ujjain. Enterprise as typical. Movies are made. Offered & circulated,” wrote journalist Swati Chaturvedi on Twitter/X. “Nobody man or girl intervenes even makes use of the cellphone they movie with to name the cops. We’re a sick nation & the rape capital of the world.”
