All the shops and business establishments in Rau town, nearby Indore observed complete bandh on Saturday in protest against sexual abuse of a four-year-old girl in Rau on Friday.
The bandh call was given by all parties. Rising above the party lines, both the Congress party and the BJP took out March and rally condemning the heinous crime on a four-year-old girl.
Early morning on Saturday, BJP workers and leaders led by town BJP president Shiv Digu arrived at Gol Chowraha in Rau and raised slogans against the heinous act and demanding arrest of
the accused.
For few hours, they blocked a road but later withdrew it after intervention
of police.
On the other hand, Congress workers and leaders led by Umesh Verma forced closure of shops in various localities of Rau town.
The girl had allegedly been lured by the accused outside her residence on the pretext of offering her Pepsi drink and later was sexually abused before she was left abandoned near a dharmshala in Rau
on Friday.
Meanwhile, town BJP president and a local businessman have announced a reward of `11,000 each for giving any clue about the accused.
DIG Rakesh Gupta informed that 12 separate police teams have been constituted to trace the accused. Police have also released a sketch of the accused and announced an award of `10,000 for the arrest of the accused.