Rape Survivor Tied, Paraded With Her Attacker In Madhya Pradesh Shocker
Law enforcement officials got here to the rescue of the 16-year-old woman when she used to be being paraded.
Bhopal/ New Delhi:
In an appalling incident that presentations sheer insensitivity towards grownup attack survivors, a 16-year-old woman, who used to be allegedly raped in a tribal-dominated village in Madhya Pradesh, used to be noticed being paraded with the accused on Sunday. A annoying video presentations them each tied with ropes as folks round chant slogans. Six folks, together with the accused, had been arrested, police stated, after the clip brought on surprise and outrage.
The clip presentations the younger woman being paraded with the accused as some males strolling round them chant- “Bharat Mata Ki Jai (Lengthy Reside Mom India)”. They have been paraded when they have been overwhelmed up. The incident used to be reported from tribal-dominated Alirajpur district, about 400 km from state capital Bhopal.
Experiences stated the rape survivor’s members of the family have been amongst those that pressured her to stroll with the accused to disgrace her.
Law enforcement officials got here to the rescue of the woman when she used to be being paraded. Police officer Dilip Singh Bilwal stated two circumstances had been filed.
“One of the crucial circumstances used to be filed towards the 21-year-old guy who’s accused of rape. Any other FIR (first knowledge file) used to be filed towards members of the family of the woman and villagers for parading her within the village and beating her,” he used to be quoted as announcing through information company PTI.
The case towards the accused has been filed below Indian Penal Code (IPC) and below provisions of the Coverage of Youngsters from grownup Offences (POCSO) Act.
Within the case towards members of the family of the survivors, sections 294 (Obscene act in public puts), 355 (Attack or prison pressure with intent to dishonour individual), 323 (voluntarily inflicting harm), 342 (wrongful confinement) and different sections of the IPC had been added, police stated.
(With inputs from PTI)
