Rajasthan News: In the Rajasthan district of Pratapgarh, a 20-year-old pregnant woman was stripped and paraded naked by her husband and in-laws on Saturday. Seven people were arrested and four others, including a minor, were held, according to police. A video of the event has already gone viral, and it quickly caused a political uproar in a state where elections are scheduled for later this year.
Chief Minister’s Assurance and Investigation in Rajasthan Stripping Case
On Saturday, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot visited with the victim and assured her that the perpetrators will face harsh punishment as well as offering her a government position and a 10 lakh rupee help. According to a police officer with knowledge of the situation, the state police has assembled a five-person special investigative team to look into the case. On August 31, the victim was discovered by the accused at the home of a guy named Shiva in the Pratapgarh village of Nichlakota. “Fifteen days ago, the woman allegedly fled with a man (Shiva) who lived about 3km away from her in-laws’ house in Nichlakota village. Her husband and in-laws found her at the man’s house on August 31 and forcefully brought her back to the village. The victim was then stripped, beaten, and paraded naked in front of the entire village,” additional director general of police (crime), Dinesh MN, said.
Charges Filed Against 10 Accused in Rajasthan Stripping Case
Later, the pregnant woman, who is seven months along, was delivered to her father’s home. She went to the police in the evening on Friday and reported 10 persons, including her husband and father-in-law. “They (the accused) ruined everything… They beat her up and tore her clothes. Later, they came to drop her home…,” the woman’s father told reporters. Following the filing of a FIR, the accused were charged with violating the following statutes: 509 (insulting a woman’s modesty), 498 (luring or removing a married woman), 354 A (punishment for a man who engages in unwelcome and explicit sexual behaviour), 354 B (assaulting or using criminal force to any woman with the intent to disrobe or force her to be naked), 323 (willfully inflicting harm), 342 (wrongful confinement), Section 4/6 of the Indecent Representation of Women Prohibition Act, Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, and Section 120 B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) (participant in a criminal conspiracy) are all laws that prohibit posting obscene information in electronic form.
Details on Rajasthan Stripping Case Accused
“The woman was pregnant at the time of the assault. She approached us late on Friday. Hours later, we apprehended the prime accused — her husband Kanha Meena — and his two aides Nathu Meena and Beliya Meena. The three were, however, taken to the hospital after they sustained injuries while trying to flee. They will be arrested once they recover,” inspector general of police (Banswara range), S Parimala, said. In total, seven defendants have been taken into custody in connection with the case thus far: Pintu Bheriya, Khetiya Meena, Motilal Meena, Puniya Meena, Kesra Meena, Suraj Meena, and Netiya Panchiya. Kanha Meena, Nathu Meena, Beniya Meena, and a juvenile have also been placed in custody. “Three of the prime accused, including the victim’s husband, stripped her while other eight others, including a minor, have been charged with kidnapping her from Shiva’s house,” said ADGP Dinesh M N, adding that “Pintu uploaded the video on social media first”.
Government and National Commission for Women’s Response to Rajasthan Stripping Case
“We also suspect a few more people whose names were not registered in the FIR by the woman but were seen in the video trying to provoke the accused,” he said. A five-person special investigating team (SIT), headed by MN, was then established by director general of police Umesh Mishra to look into the situation. “The team will submit a detailed report to the state government and the police headquarters after collecting all the technical and scientific evidences followed by the investigation,” said Mishra. Late on Friday, Chief Minister Gehlot took note of the occurrence. In a civilised society, actions like this have no place, he wrote in a tweet on X (formerly Twitter). Condemning the incident, the National Commission for Women posted on X: “NCW vehemently condemns the harrowing incident in Pratapgarh, Rajasthan. A woman was molested, stripped, and recorded on video. Despite it happening two days ago, police inaction is unacceptable. NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma has instructed the state’s DGP to promptly arrest the culprits and invoke necessary IPC provisions. We demand a comprehensive report within five days.” Additionally, NCW stated that it would send investigators to Dhariyawad, and the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission asked the superintendent of police to submit a case report.
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