Ujjain Rape Case: A girl was raped allegedly by a person after he pressured her to eat liquor within the Agar Naka space of Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain. Based on the police, the incident befell below the jurisdiction of Kotwali police on Wednesday, September 4. The accused was recognized as Lokesh.
Talking on the incident, the world’s Metropolis Superintendent of Police (CSP), Om Prakash Mishra, mentioned that it got here to mild after a video of the rape, shot by unidentified individuals, went viral on social media.
“Accused Lokesh promised to marry her, made her drink liquor, after which raped her on Wednesday. Some individuals who have been passing by shot movies of the incident as a substitute of stopping the crime. Lokesh later fled from the spot. After the girl filed a grievance when the impact of alcohol wore off, Lokesh was arrested,” he mentioned.
Following the grievance of the girl, police arrested the accused on the identical day, and the accused was produced earlier than the court docket on the next day. He was despatched to jail, the police officer mentioned.
“On September Four at round 3:30 pm, a lady got here to the Kotwali police station and reported that she had been raped. Instantly a lady officer was referred to as, and her story was heard, and an FIR was registered after informing the senior officers. Within the FIR, the girl revealed the identify of the accused Lokesh,” Om Prakash Mishra advised ANI.
“Appearing on the grievance, a workforce was shaped instantly and despatched searching for accused Lokesh. Inside two hours of the FIR being registered, we arrested Lokesh on the identical day. The accused was delivered to the police station and questioned, throughout which Lokesh admitted to committing the crime. The lady was medically examined, and after that, Lokesh was introduced earlier than the court docket on Thursday, September 5. Based on the order of the court docket, the particular person involved was despatched to Bherugarh jail,” he mentioned.
The assertion of the girl was additionally recorded earlier than the court docket on Thursday. Within the assertion, the sufferer confirmed the incident of rape earlier than the court docket.
On being requested in regards to the purported video of the incident going viral on social media, the Metropolis Superintendent of Police mentioned, “A video of this incident was additionally made on the time of crime, which additionally got here to police, we’ve got taken it as proof.”
BJP & Congress Spar Over Rape Incident
After the incident got here to mild, the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) and the Congress engaged in a confrontation, with the grand outdated social gathering questioning the silence of MP CM Mohan Yadav, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari cornered the saffron social gathering over the incident and mentioned, “BJP is protesting throughout the nation towards the RG Kar Medical School and Hospital rape and homicide incident… A girl was raped in Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s constituency. Why are MP CM Mohan Yadav, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and PM Modi silent? … There may be ‘Jungle Raaj’ in Madhya Pradesh. Nobody is secure in Madhya Pradesh… BJP leaders also needs to have a look at these sorts of incidents which are occurring in MP.”
In response to Congress’s assault, Madhya Pradesh BJP chief and MP VD Sharma mentioned that the accused had been arrested and the state authorities will guarantee strict motion. He additionally mentioned that the Congress was attempting to create an argument.
“Congress social gathering has no points to nook the Madhya Pradesh authorities, and that is why they attempt to give such a tone to the incident… The BJP authorities is the primary authorities to introduce a legislation to present the demise penalty to the perpetrators of those sorts of incidents…The accused has been arrested, and the state authorities will make sure that strict motion is taken towards them…” the BJP MP mentioned.
Congress chief Pramod Tiwari additionally slammed the BJP-ruled states and mentioned, “The nation is feeling ashamed. The honour of girls is being shredded in all of the BJP-ruling states… Why are the BJP-led state governments silent?”
(With ANI, PTI Inputs)
