Villagers protested against rape of a six-year-old girl in Maina village of Sehore district on Friday. A six-year-old girl was raped on Thursday and was left in unconscious condition on Thursday.
Agitated by the incident protestors’ gheraeod Maina police Chowki and raised slogans against police. After senior police officers intervened, the villagers left after submitting a memorandum.
Extra police force has been sent to the village from district headquarters and sufficient police security has been ensured.
Condition of the girl child remained stable on Friday, police presented two suspects in front of the girl child for verification but she denied of them being the accused. Sehore Collector Kavindra Kiyawat and SP are keeping an eye on the matter.
Citizens protested against the rape at Ashta Tehsil of the district also. According to sources, a public declaration was made regarding organizing a protest against the rape on Friday.
In the declaration, all the citizens were asked to gather at community hall of Ashta from where protestors reached tehsil office and submit memorandum to SDM.
More than 500 people gathered at the community hall on Friday for protesting against the rape but the peaceful protest turned into clash between party workers of Congress party and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
BJP party workers accused that all the people condemn such an incident but Congress party should not politicise the issue.
While Sehore District Congress Committee Spokesperson Mridulraj Tomar said that crime has increased by many folds in the hometown district of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
All the citizens in the district are agitated due to Thursday’s incident. CM Chouhan and Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta should submit their resignation on moral grounds.