INDORE: Ujjain police on Saturday arrested an autorickshaw driver for allegedly filming the rape of a lady on a footpath on Sept 4 and posting it on social media.
Police mentioned the suspect, 42-year-old Md Salim, has a criminal offense file and they’re checking if he had a “extra direct position” as nicely within the public rape in Ujjain. Investigators are actually making an attempt to establish the individuals who circulated the video.
Ujjain SP Pradeep Sharma mentioned Salim had arrived at Koyla Phatak junction, one of many busiest intersections of Ujjain, by bus from Nagda, 60km away, on Wednesday.He was strolling in the direction of a petroleum pump when he recorded the rape on his cell phone and posted it on social media.
After the video went viral and Salim got here to know that police have been on the lookout for him, he tried to evade seize by ceaselessly altering areas, say police. On Friday, he stored shuttling between Ratlam and Mandsaur, 90km aside and 100-150km from Ujjain, earlier than making it again to Nagda, the place he was arrested late at night time and delivered to Ujjain.
“A case has been registered in opposition to Md Salim underneath BNS sections 72 (disclosing identification of a sufferer of sure offences), 77 (watching or capturing picture of a lady engaged in a non-public act in circumstances the place she would normally have the expectation of not being noticed) and 294 (sale/circulation of obscene video/books), together with part 67 of IT Act (publishing or transmitting obscene materials in digital kind) and Part 4 of Indecent Illustration of Ladies (Prohibition) Act,” mentioned SP Sharma.
It was Salim’s video that helped police establish and nab the suspect, Lokesh. “Salim shared the video on WhatsApp teams, and those that helped flow into it is going to even be booked underneath the IT Act,” the SP mentioned. “At this stage, Salim is being charged with making and distributing obscene content material. Investigation is on to find out whether or not he was instantly concerned within the crime,” he added. Police discovered that Salim has a felony file.
Salim is being interrogated to find out why he created and circulated the video, and whether or not he had any accomplices, police mentioned.
Police mentioned the suspect, 42-year-old Md Salim, has a criminal offense file and they’re checking if he had a “extra direct position” as nicely within the public rape in Ujjain. Investigators are actually making an attempt to establish the individuals who circulated the video.
Ujjain SP Pradeep Sharma mentioned Salim had arrived at Koyla Phatak junction, one of many busiest intersections of Ujjain, by bus from Nagda, 60km away, on Wednesday.He was strolling in the direction of a petroleum pump when he recorded the rape on his cell phone and posted it on social media.
After the video went viral and Salim got here to know that police have been on the lookout for him, he tried to evade seize by ceaselessly altering areas, say police. On Friday, he stored shuttling between Ratlam and Mandsaur, 90km aside and 100-150km from Ujjain, earlier than making it again to Nagda, the place he was arrested late at night time and delivered to Ujjain.
“A case has been registered in opposition to Md Salim underneath BNS sections 72 (disclosing identification of a sufferer of sure offences), 77 (watching or capturing picture of a lady engaged in a non-public act in circumstances the place she would normally have the expectation of not being noticed) and 294 (sale/circulation of obscene video/books), together with part 67 of IT Act (publishing or transmitting obscene materials in digital kind) and Part 4 of Indecent Illustration of Ladies (Prohibition) Act,” mentioned SP Sharma.
It was Salim’s video that helped police establish and nab the suspect, Lokesh. “Salim shared the video on WhatsApp teams, and those that helped flow into it is going to even be booked underneath the IT Act,” the SP mentioned. “At this stage, Salim is being charged with making and distributing obscene content material. Investigation is on to find out whether or not he was instantly concerned within the crime,” he added. Police discovered that Salim has a felony file.
Salim is being interrogated to find out why he created and circulated the video, and whether or not he had any accomplices, police mentioned.
